Police Arrest 2 Suspected Al-Shabaab Militants Accused Of Plotting Nairobi Attacks
January 11 2017
Police in Kenya say they have arrested two suspected members of the Somalia-based Al-Shabaab group who were allegedly planning a terror attack in Nairobi, reports Capital News (Nairobi).
One suspect was detained in Nairobi and the other in Garissa, said police on Tuesday. Both were arrested on Saturday.
Police also said they seized fraudulently obtained identification documents and several mobile phones.
The suspects were planning attacks targeting churches and...
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