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| Kenya deploys troops at border with Somalia |
| 2008-09-23 |
| (SomaliNet) A border town official said Kenya has tightened security along the border with Somalia by deploying a large number of troops there. Hundreds of Kenyan security forces have been deployed along the border between Friday night and early on Saturday morning, Ahmed Mohamed Yusuf, popularly known as Burkuus, the chairman of Somalia's border town of Beled Hawo, said. Mr. Burkuus said that this troop movement coincides with two days after when Somali bandits snatched a car from Kenyan border town of Elwaq and crossed with it into Somalia. Mr. Burkuus told APA on Saturday that Somali authorities in the region have succeeded to arrest the militia who robbed the car and were ready to hand it over to Kenyan authorities. Kenya announced the closure of its border with Somalia in December 2006 to prevent Islamists who were defeated in Somalia from interring Kenya, but crossing has been permitted since. |
| Posted by:Fred |