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Students at #Strathmore University panicked, some were injured trying to escape after what turned to be a drill pic.twitter.com/LMKGWvS0pB — Francis Waithaka (@waithash) November 30, 2015

Mass panic was sparked at a university after reports of shots fired as part of a terror drill.

Students at Strathmore Uni in Nairobi, Kenya, were injured as they tried to escape the building – some across rivers.

Pictures have emerged on Twitter showing terrified students spilling out of windows and seeking refuge on the side of the uni.

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Students at Strathmore University trying to escape terror from Student Centre building during the drill pic.twitter.com/J8xe8Kfgrj — Hovely One (@HOVELYZZ) November 30, 2015

Reports of a "Security Drill" at strathmore with gunshots heard inside the school. We're unaware of what's happening pic.twitter.com/zpxCjCToFO — Pierre (@petersize10) 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

KENYA STRATHMORE REPORTS coming in Terror Drill pic.twitter.com/N2YoivpKEw — tycoonewsEARTH (@tycoonewsEARTH) November 30, 2015

Witnesses claim to have heard gunshot sounds from within the building.

However, police have since confirmed that it was part of a drill.



‘It was a mock exercise,’ Japheth Koome, the police commander in the capital said. ‘We wanted to check on alertness of emergency services.’

According to Modern Kenyan Corps Facebook page, the drill was announced yesterday.

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