[1]Twitter users show support for Garissa victims via Arnaud Seroy on twitter
On April 2, 2015, at least 147 people were killed [2] by gunmen on the campus of Garissa University in Kenya, according to Kenya's National Disaster Operation Centre (KRCS). The center also reports that 79 people were injured and 587 people were evacuated at this stage.
The suspected mastermind of the massacre is the Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militant group, which claimed responsibility for the attack.
The tragic accounts of the shooting by survivors [3] triggered a show of solidarity worldwide. The francophone world, still weary after the Charlie Hebdo attack, responded by showing solidarity with the Garissa victims on social networks with the hashtag #JesuisKenyan [4] (to mirror the hashtag #JesuisCharlie). It was the second most trending topics [5] on Twitter in France on April 3.
Here are a few of those posts:
#JeSuisKenyan [4]
— #BPM Nouveau single (@TEAMBEOZEDZED) abril 2, 2015 [6]
147 morts dans l'attaque #terroriste [7] horrifiante contre l'éducation et l'avenir. Soyons solidaires. #JesuisKenyan [8] pic.twitter.com/A5kZodqh42 [9]
— AJC Paris (@AJC_Paris) April 3, 2015 [10]
147 died in the horrific #terrorist attack against education and our future. Let's show solidarity #JesuisKenyan
Trop peu de médias ne parlent de l'attentat terroriste de l'université Kenyane, 147 morts ce n'est pas suffisant?! L'HORREUR #JeSuisKenyan [4]
— Lorphelin Marine (@MarineLorphelin) April 3, 2015 [11]
Not enough talk in the media about the terrorist attack at the university in Kenya, are 147 dead not enough ?! HORRIBLE #JesuisKenyan