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Four people are in a critical condition and 29 wounded after masked gunmen stormed a college in Garissa, Kenya, a local disaster body has said.
A policewoman at the scene said the gunmen were likely to have taken hostages because many students remain trapped inside the campus.
Masked gunmen who stormed a college campus in northeastern Kenya may have taken hostages after killing two guards, police and media reports said.
Police who encircled the campus at the Garissa University College were joined by Kenyan soldiers as the standoff continued over several hours, Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper reported.
An officer at the scene said the gunmen were likely to have taken hostages because many students remain trapped inside the campus in the town of Garissa.
"Two guards who were manning the gate at the university have been killed." she said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the raid yet.