Kenya Attack: Christians Were 'Shot on the Spot'

At least 147 people were killed and some dozens of others injured Thursday after Al-Shabab gunmen launched an attack at Garissa University College in eastern Kenya.

The rampage began at around 5:30 a.m. when gunmen stormed the campus dormitories shooting indiscriminately at first, and then targeting Christians specifically.

According to a witness, the gunmen started asking if those hiding in the rooms were Muslim or Christian.

"If you were a Christian, you were shot on the spot," Collins Wetangula, vice chairman of the university's student union, recalled.

He and three roommates locked themselves in their room when they heard the gunfire.

"All I could hear were footsteps and gunshots. Nobody was screaming because they thought this would lead the gunmen to know where they are," Wetangula told The Associated Press. 

"With each blast of the gun, I thought I was going to die," he said.

Kenyan security forces arrived, killing four of the gunmen and freeing dozens of hostages.

Thursday's attack was the deadliest by the jihadist group on Kenyan soil. At least 312 people have been killed in Al-Shabaab attacks in Kenya from 2012 to 2014.