Even though it took the Israel-trained Recce Commandos almost five hours to reach Garisa where Al Shabaab had killed many students and held several others hostage, they never disappointed when they went inside because they killed all the four terrorists who had held students hostage in just 12 minutes despite having live grenades and explosive vests.
The operation at Garisa University was different from the Westgate one where KDF and Recce commandos caused confusion at the mall after Recce had cornered the terrorists and just about to end the siege and in the process bungled everything leading to more deaths than anticipated.
KDF spent the whole day manning the area and were not allowed to go in since they are not well trained to handle a hostage situation like the Recce Commandos.
Yesterday’s terror attack on Garisa campus left 147 students dead and 104 seriously wounded.
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