NAIROBI - Kenya's Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery confirmed that police are holding 3 more suspects over Garissa University attack, making 5 the number of those in custody.

The three are said to be associates of terror mastermind Gamadhere and were nabbed at the Somalia border while trying to flee on Friday.

The al-Qaeda linked militant group Al-Shabaab issued a statement earlier today, warning Kenya of further attacks after the attack at the Kenyan university which has so far claimed 148 lives.