Two Kenyans with Iran Links Arrested for Plotting Attacks

(Reuters) Kenyan security forces have arrested two Kenyan men with links to Iran on suspicion of planning attacks against "hotels in Nairobi frequented by Western tourists and diplomats," the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Abubakar Sadiq Louw, 69, a prominent figure in Nairobi's Shi'ite Muslim community, is suspected of working on behalf of Iran's Qods Force. Louw told investigators he had arranged for Yassin Sambai Juma, 25, to travel to Iran and introduced him to a Qods force contact.


2015-12-02 00:00:00

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