Reports of gunfire at the Strathmore University in Nairobi led to panic in Kenya on Monday, though the incident was later said to be part of a terror drill.
Locals in the Kenyan capital took to Twitter to describe hearing gunshots and seeing students rush out of the campus.
However, the police later said the gunshots were part of a mock terror drill, Kenyan media reported.
Some netizens claimed a few students were injured in the drill.
BREAKING: Gunshots heard at the #Strathmore University in #Nairobi #Kenya. Hundreds of students fleeing the campus pic.twitter.com/6vvS3tVQ1L
— News_Executive (@News_Executive) November 30, 2015
Gunshots heard at #Strathmore University. Little tangible info on what's happening. pic.twitter.com/6emF3qhFu1 — Moses Karanja (@Mose_Karanja) November 30, 2015
unconfirmed reports Strathmore university could be under attack. via @fmbithi
— Ma3Route (@Ma3Route) November 30, 2015
Update - Reuters: senior kenyan police officer says gunshots heard at #Strathmore University campus were part of a mock security exercise — Sky News Newsdesk (@SkyNewsBreak) November 30, 2015
In April this year, militants gunned down nearly 150 students at the Garissa Univeristy in Kenya.
Several universities in Kenya had reportedly received threats of terror attacks at the time.
