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Police arrest a Swedish citizen over Al Shabaab links - German suspect now believed to be in Somalia.
Not to mention the trial of Jermaine Grant and the white widow Samantha Lewthwaite also believed to be in Somalia. From the Standard and The Star (of Kenya)
A Swedish national has been arrested in Nairobi in the crackdown on increasing number of foreigners flocking to Kenya to join Somalia’s islamist group Al-Shabaab. Anti-terror police arrested Magd Najjar in Eastleigh after they learnt he was here illegally and was eager to join or had joined the militant group.
Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe later said Najjar was an accomplice of the wanted German terror suspect Ahmed Khaled Mueller and they had a similar mission in the country. “He has been charged with being illegally in the country and we intend to ask the courts to fine him before he is deported,” said Kiraithe.
And after his visa expired he reportedly never laboured to renew it as per the law. He was scheduled to appear in Nairobi court on Monday. Anti-terror police who are handling his case said they are investigating to know if he had been to Somalia and back using the porous borders
Police statistics show an increase of the number of foreigners flocking to Kenya seeking to join the Al Shabaab terror group.
“They come from all countries. We have arrested people from Europe, US and even Asia who want to join this terrorists,” said Kiraithe and asked Kenyans to always be wary of their neighbours.
A German terror suspect whose picture was circulated by police on Saturday over links with the al Shabaab could have crossed into Somalia. Ahmed Khaled Mueller is believed to have entered Kenya disguised to plan terror attacks in the country. He uses many aliases including Andreas Martin Muller and Abu Nusaibah among others.
Police had appealed to any member of the public with information on the whereabouts of Mueller to report to the nearest police officer, security officer or police station. “The Kenya police has cause to be believe that this man has information on activities of al Shabaab, ” read the statement. The release of Mueller's photograph comes at a time when Kenya is fighting to contain the threat posed by terror groups including Al-Shabaab. Several foreigners have in recent past been arrested while on their way to Somalia to join the al Shabaab fighters.
Among the foreigners arrested in Kenya include British national James Grant, who is still facing terror related charges in Mombasa, and German national Sascha Alessandro Boettcher, who was held in Mombasa in 2010 before being deported.