| From two days ago, but we missed it originally. |
Among the foreigners in Kenyan custody were four Britons, a Frenchman, a Tunisian woman, Syrians and other Arabs, said the Kenyan official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the information. The date of their deportation was not yet known.
One of the Americans was arrested with his 9-year-old child, the Kenyan police official said. The American Embassy had no comment.
Harun Ndubi, a lawyer who represents some of the people in Kenyan custody, said the deportations violated human rights conventions.
| I can't imagine how: they aren't Kenyans, they aren't Somalis, and they're crossing a closed border from a war zone. |