Garissa University College attack

==Reactions==
The [[United Nations Security Council]] strongly condemned the attack in Garissa, stressing the need to bring to justice perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of what they termed as "reprehensible acts of terrorism", urging all states to cooperate with Kenyan authorities in the aftermath of the attack.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2015/04/terrorist-attack-in-garissa-kenya-strongly-condemned-by-security-council/#.VSLabOTh5z0 |title=Terrorist attack in Garissa, Kenya strongly condemned by Security Council |date=3 April 2015 |work=unmultimedia.org |access-date=14 November 2015 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014841/http://www.unmultimedia.org/radio/english/2015/04/terrorist-attack-in-garissa-kenya-strongly-condemned-by-security-council/#.VSLabOTh5z0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The United States, through its [[Embassy of the United States, Nairobi|embassy in Nairobi]], issued a statement strongly condemning the attack and extending condolences to all who were affected. President [[Barack Obama]], who visited Kenya in July 2015, expressed horror and sadness at the reports that students were killed in the attack, adding that "the Kenyan people should know they have an unwavering friend and ally in the United States of America".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nairobi.usembassy.gov/pr-040315.html |title=Press Releases – Nairobi, Kenya – Embassy of the United States |work=usembassy.gov |access-date=14 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025635/http://nairobi.usembassy.gov/pr-040315.html |archive-date=17 November 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nairobi.usembassy.gov/pr-40217.html |title=Press Releases – Nairobi, Kenya – Embassy of the United States |work=usembassy.gov |access-date=14 November 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024059/http://nairobi.usembassy.gov/pr-40217.html |archive-date=17 November 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="The New York Times"/>

The [[British High Commission]], which had issued an extended [[travel advisory]] covering Kenya at large,<ref name="Karidaaou"/> advised against all but essential travel to within {{convert|15|km|mi}} of the Coast Region.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kenya |title=Kenya travel advice – GOV.UK |work=www.gov.uk |access-date=14 November 2015 |archive-date=5 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905222620/https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/kenya |url-status=live }}</ref> In the aftermath of the attack, the UK's Minister for Africa [[James Duddridge]] strongly condemned the attack, offering condolences to the families and loved ones of those who died.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/minister-for-africa-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-kenya |title=Minister for Africa condemns terrorist attack in Kenya |work=www.gov.uk |access-date=14 November 2015 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117034526/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/minister-for-africa-condemns-terrorist-attack-in-kenya |url-status=live }}</ref>

Abdullahi Halakhe, a researcher with the Kenyan [[Amnesty International]], suggested that the attack was not so much a reflection of Al-Shabaab's strength, but instead of the Kenyan government's incompetence. He also noted that the militant group was probably at its weakest point since 2006.<ref name = Times>Higgins, Abigail and Starkey. Jerome (6 April 2015) [http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/africa/article4403533.ece Kenya bombs Somalia to avenge campus massacre] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406220247/http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/africa/article4403533.ece |date=6 April 2015 }} The Times, (may require a subscription), Retrieved 6 April 2015</ref>

A Kenyan social media campaign on [[Twitter]] encouraged the use of the hashtag #147notjustanumber to humanize the victims, along with photos and names of those who had died in the attack. In an effort to make sure each student was honoured, a public [[Google Documents|Google document]] was also created.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |title=#147notjustanumber: humanising the victims of Kenya's Garissa attack |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/07/147notjustanumber-kenya-garissa-attack-al-shabab |access-date=7 April 2015 |agency=Guardian |archive-date=7 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407234430/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/07/147notjustanumber-kenya-garissa-attack-al-shabab |url-status=live }}</ref>