article_snippet.sent: (CNN)The Terrorist group Al-Shabaab Terrorist group Al-Shabaab has claimed an attack on Garissa University College in eastern Kenya, in which many people have been killed and still more taken hostage.
article_snippet.sent: an attack on Garissa University College in eastern Kenya, in which many people have been killed and still more taken hostage is another step in the ongoing escalation of the terrorist group's activities, and a clear indicator that the security situation in East Africa is deteriorating fast.
article_snippet.sent: Terrorist group Al-Shabaab has been behind a string of recent attacks in Kenya, the most well-known of Terrorist group Al-Shabaab being the massacre at the Westgate Shopping Centre in Nairobi in 2013.
article_snippet.sent: Cross-border raids into Kenya by the terrorist group, however, date back to 2011.
article_snippet.sent: The first attack outside Somalia was an attack in the Ugandan capital of Kampala in 2010.
article_snippet.sent: Soon after this, cross-border raids in Kenya began, predominantly targeting Christians there.
article_snippet.sent: Attacking a university in northern Kenya and separating Christian from Muslim students epitomizes the way Al-Shabaab advances Al-Shabaab by exploiting religious, tribal and nationalist identities.
highlights_snippet.sent: Terrorist group Al-Shabaab has attacked a Kenyan college, killing and taking hostages .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: It is a clear indicator the security situation in East Africa is deteriorating, says Stefan Wolff .
  