Kenya: unannounced terrorism drill causes panic and death
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2015 5:40 pm
Not sure exactly where to put this, so new thread:
Kenyan university fails to warn of realistic terrorism drill, causing panic and death
By Yanan Wang December 1 at 6:32 AM
When gunshots rang out through Strathmore University in Nairobi Monday, students believed they were under siege. They thought immediately of Garissa, another Kenyan university, where a terrorist attack left 148 dead in April.
No voice appeared over the intercom to say, “This is a drill” — even though that’s exactly what it was.
Instead, students and staff at the school frantically tried to escape. They waded through the neighboring Mbagathi River, climbed out of windows and hovered over perches on the side of the university building, looking for a way out. Esther Kindambi, a 33-year-old employee, jumped from the third floor and died.
Some 30 additional people were injured, police officials said during a press conference Tuesday morning.
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