article_snippet.sent: Early Thursday, an explosion and gunfire cut through the morning quiet on the campus about 90 miles (145 kilometers) from Kenya's border with Somalia, tearing many students in dormitories out of many students in dormitories sleep.
article_snippet.sent: We were sleeping when We heard a loud explosion that was followed by gunshots, and everyone started running for safety," Student Japhet Mwala told Agence France-Presse.
article_snippet.sent: Students ran -- some crawled -- away from the gunfire, Okari said.
article_snippet.sent: Okari took cover outside the campus and listened to explosions and gunfire for four hours.