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| Three arrested over Kenyan attacks |
| 2002-12-04 |
| Kenyan police are questioning three new suspects in connection with last week's attacks on Israeli targets near the coastal resort of Mombasa. Two "Kenyans of Arabic origin" were arrested over the failed missile attack on a plane taking tourists back to Israel, police say. People of "Arabic origin" seem to be around when bombs go off. Funny how that works. A man police describe as the owner of the car used by suicide bombers to blow up the Paradise Hotel has also been detained. Deputy Police Commissioner William Langat said the registered owner of the vehicle was arrested on Tuesday, and told investigators he had sold it to men of Arab origin. Unless he's as dumb as the Bali bombers. The latest arrests brings to 13 the number of people arrested in connection with the attack. Mr Langat said the names of the two buyers were not mentioned in the agreement, and police were trying to establish whether they were among the suicide bombers who died in the attack. Most likely, unless the controllers did the buying. The commissioner called the arrests a significant breakthrough in the investigations. The 10 who had already been arrested are believed to include Pakistanis and Somalis. The usual suspects. |
| Posted by:Steve |