Kenya charges five over al-Shabab’s Garissa massacre

Five men have been charged in a Kenyan court with 162 counts of terrorism following the deadly assault by militant Islamists on Garissa University College in April.

The four Kenyans and one Tanzanian conspired to commit “a terrorist act” at the university, the charge sheet alleges. The men denied the charges.

They are the first people to be charged in connection with the massacre.

Al-Shabab said it carried out the attack, which killed 148 people.

The group is headquartered in Somalia, but has become increasingly active in Kenya in recent years.

The Garissa attack was the deadliest carried out by al-Shabab, which is affiliated to al-Qaeda.–BBC

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