Kenya Arrested Five Members Of Al-Shabaab
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Lamu, - Kenyan police arrested five people accused of being members of the guerrilla group Al-Shabaab Somalia on the island of Lamu near the scene of the kidnapping of two tourists who were then taken to Somalia, Friday (11/25/2011).
Police said they acted after receiving guidance from residents in the area, which saw five people to the Hotel Bruno after a boat moored on the coast north of the city on the island of Lamu.
"We suspect these people are coming from Somalia. Maybe they were members of al-Shabaab ... we are still interrogating them," said Joseph Sigei, deputy commander of the police division Lamu.
Security stepped up in the area ahead of Lamu annual cultural festival, a major tourist activities to celebrate the history and Swahili culture of the island.
Kenyan troops on October 16 launched the invasion of Somalia to hunt down Al-Shabaab accused of masterminding the kidnapping of foreigners in Kenya and claimed to have killed dozens of militants from the group.
On October 17, Al-Shabaab has denied accusations that they masterminded Kenya several kidnappings of foreigners in the country lately. Al-Shabaab accused the Government of Kenya with the abduction issue as a pretext for the invasion of Somalia.
In less than a month, a British woman and a French woman was kidnapped from Kenya's coastal tourist area in two separate incidents, which is a major blow to the tourism industry in Kenya.
On October 13, two female aid workers kidnapped Spaniard from Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya, the largest camp in the world that was home to about 450,000 refugees, mostly Somalis who fled from drought, famine, and war.
Abductions were also believed to be carried out by Al-Shabaab Somalia. There has not been announced by the kidnappers' demands for the hostages pembasan.
Al-Shabaab is allied with al Qaeda waging this war for four years in an effort to topple Somalia's UN-backed interim government that controls only a number of areas in Mogadishu.
The name Al-Shabaab sticking after deadly attacks in Kampala in July 2010.
U.S. officials say al-Shabaab group could pose a global threat more widely.
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for attacks in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, on July 11 that killed 79 people. The bombing was the worst attack in eastern Africa since the 1998 bombings of U.S. Embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam claimed by Al Qaeda.
Washington called the Al-Shabaab as a terrorist organization with close ties to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Al-Shabaab militia and its allies tried to overthrow the government of President Sharif Ahmed when they launched a deadly offensive in May last year. They face fierce opposition from pro-government militia groups that oppose the imposition of strict Islamic law in the territory of central and southern Somalia under their control.
Al-Shabaab and other hard-line guerrilla groups want to impose strict sharia law in Somalia and has also conducted the executions stonings and amputations in southern and central regions.
Somalia hit by power struggle and anarchy since warlords toppled military dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. In addition to piracy, kidnapping and deadly violence also plagued the country.
Police said they acted after receiving guidance from residents in the area, which saw five people to the Hotel Bruno after a boat moored on the coast north of the city on the island of Lamu.
"We suspect these people are coming from Somalia. Maybe they were members of al-Shabaab ... we are still interrogating them," said Joseph Sigei, deputy commander of the police division Lamu.
Security stepped up in the area ahead of Lamu annual cultural festival, a major tourist activities to celebrate the history and Swahili culture of the island.
Kenyan troops on October 16 launched the invasion of Somalia to hunt down Al-Shabaab accused of masterminding the kidnapping of foreigners in Kenya and claimed to have killed dozens of militants from the group.
On October 17, Al-Shabaab has denied accusations that they masterminded Kenya several kidnappings of foreigners in the country lately. Al-Shabaab accused the Government of Kenya with the abduction issue as a pretext for the invasion of Somalia.
In less than a month, a British woman and a French woman was kidnapped from Kenya's coastal tourist area in two separate incidents, which is a major blow to the tourism industry in Kenya.
On October 13, two female aid workers kidnapped Spaniard from Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya, the largest camp in the world that was home to about 450,000 refugees, mostly Somalis who fled from drought, famine, and war.
Abductions were also believed to be carried out by Al-Shabaab Somalia. There has not been announced by the kidnappers' demands for the hostages pembasan.
Al-Shabaab is allied with al Qaeda waging this war for four years in an effort to topple Somalia's UN-backed interim government that controls only a number of areas in Mogadishu.
The name Al-Shabaab sticking after deadly attacks in Kampala in July 2010.
U.S. officials say al-Shabaab group could pose a global threat more widely.
Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for attacks in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, on July 11 that killed 79 people. The bombing was the worst attack in eastern Africa since the 1998 bombings of U.S. Embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam claimed by Al Qaeda.
Washington called the Al-Shabaab as a terrorist organization with close ties to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
Al-Shabaab militia and its allies tried to overthrow the government of President Sharif Ahmed when they launched a deadly offensive in May last year. They face fierce opposition from pro-government militia groups that oppose the imposition of strict Islamic law in the territory of central and southern Somalia under their control.
Al-Shabaab and other hard-line guerrilla groups want to impose strict sharia law in Somalia and has also conducted the executions stonings and amputations in southern and central regions.
Somalia hit by power struggle and anarchy since warlords toppled military dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. In addition to piracy, kidnapping and deadly violence also plagued the country.
