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| Africa: East |
| Kenya ’suicide bomber’ identified |
| 2003-08-05 |
| EFL Kenyan police have identified the man who they say blew himself up in a police van, killing one officer and injuring another in the coastal town of Mombasa last Friday. The suspected suicide bomber is Faisal, a 20-year-old Kenyan Muslim from the Mombasa suburb of Kaloleni and son of Ali Deri, police say. A member of the religion of peace blew up himself and others, what a non-suprise. A second suspected member of the al-Qaeda network arrested after the blast and who is said to be a close associate of Faisal, is still being interrogated by Kenyan police in the capital, Nairobi. The BBC’s Noel Mwakugu says Mombasa remains tense with residents fearful that the police will launch a major crackdown on suspected terrorists. If you are not a Friend Of Terrorists (FOT), why should you be fearful? The police expressed optimism that the arrest and subsequent interrogation of the suspect had yielded useful clues which will boost the war against terror in the country. Kenyan truncheons at work. The East African Standard newspaper quotes senior police sources saying that Faisal wanted to blow up the police station to eliminate an accomplice suspected to have been detained there before vital information could be extracted from him. Or he wanted to blow up the guy who ratted him out. The suspect managed to detonate the hand grenade whilst he was seated in the back of a police vehicle, being guarded by two police officers, outside the police station. Memo to Kenyan police, next time search your suspects before putting them in the car. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 Kenyan Security Minister Chris Murungaru said on Tuesday that the two men were Kenyan nationals of Yemeni origin, according to Reuters news agency. A Islamic suicide boomer from Yemen, they hit the trifecta. |
| Posted by: Steve 2003-8-5 2:49:18 PM |
| #3 Hey, another Muslim! Looks like Islam and suicide bombing goes hand in hand, doesn't it? |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-8-5 1:33:16 PM |
| #2 Faisal had a last name, but it was blown to bits... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-8-5 10:27:17 AM |
| #1 "Is that a grenade in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-5 10:21:55 AM |