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| Kenyan police detain two ‘most wanted’ Shaboobs in Mombasa |
| 2016-02-14 |
| Kenya’s security officers have arrested two most wanted terror suspects in the coastal city of Mombasa. Mohammed Kombo and Mohammed Salim Mohammed were part of youth who escaped from a house in majengo residential estate where cage of weapons were seized last month. Regional police commander Francis Wanjohi said the suspects were also in possession of materials for making explosive materials. “The suspects knowingly supported to have weapons and components of making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) with intention of planning terrorism act,” Wanjohi said. Police said the two were among six wanted terror suspects who had sneaked into the country from Somalia to plot terrorist attacks in the coastal city. Intelligence reports indicate that the two suspects were planning a terrorist attack in Mombasa and are part of a gang believed to be behind past terror attacks in Lamu and Mombasa. Last Tuesday four Al-Shabaab were killed in joint operation led by Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) soldiers in Lamu. Kenya has warned that attacks as threatened by the Somali-based terrorist group Al-Shabaab could affect the country’s image, hindering investment and tourism. |
| Posted by:Steve White |