Students and onlookers at the scene of the attack, October 9, 2017. [Photo|Engnr Dan]Two staff members of Technical University of Mombasa (TUM) Kwale campus, have been killed and several other students injured.This is after suspected Al-Shabaab militants attacked their bus, by firing gunshots at them, as they were heading to the school, Tuesday morning.Reuters reported that police official and a witness said, the identity of the gunmen was unclear."A bus carrying students of TUM was ferrying them from their hostels to the campus in Ukunda for classes and was being escorted by a van that had some staff of the college and two escort police officers,” the policeman told the daily.Those killed include two female staff members, while the driver and two policemen were injured.Reports indicate the armed men militants numbering about 10 emerged from the bushes and started firing at the van in front. A witness who did not want to be named told Reuters she alongside other several other students had fled their vehicle when gunmen opened fire on them and had seen several students covered in blood.In 2015, Al-Shabaab attacked Garissa University College, killing 148 students.

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