Kenya: Arms cache discovered in Nairobi

  1. Posted on Wednesday 26 October 2011 - 11:15
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    Alex Kiarie, AfricaNews reporter in Nairobi, Kenya Photo: Not the arms mentioned in the article
    The Kenyan Police on Tuesday raided a house in the suburbs of Nairobi and recovered an assortment of weapons which could provide leads to the two blasts that rocked the city on Monday in which one person died and scores of others injured.
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    They also arrested three suspect s in connection of the discovery. The arms consisted of 13 hand grenades, an SMG (Sub Machine Gun), an assault rifle, an AK47 assault rifle, several pistols and over seven hundred rounds of assorted ammunition.

    Speaking at the scene of the incident, the Kenyan police boss, Mathews Iteere, said that the discovery was as a result of several hours of investigations, backed by intelligence reports. He did not reveal the name of the suspects. One of those arrested in the house is believed to be the occupant of the one-roomed house. Safe for the four-inch matures and a prayer mat, the house does not have any other piece of furniture.

    The raid was conducted by an elite but dreaded paramilitary unit with the general Service Unit of the Kenya Police called The Recce Squad.

    Mr Iteere said that one of those arrested is believed to have been involved in the Monday attacks on civilians. "We are following crucial leads after we received information that the gang was planning another attack," he added.

    Kenya has been on a heightened security alert after its troops launched an incursion into the Somali territory to flush out members of al-Shabaab blamed for the recent kidnappings.

    Meanwhile, two workers of a humanitarian organisation were kidnapped in Central Somalia on Wednesday. This is the latest in a string of kidnappings targeted at foreigners in and around Somalia. The workers are from the Danish Demining Group, a Denmark based organisation that has been on the front-line of providing relief to refugees in Kenya and the entire Horn of Africa region. The organisation also incorporates the Danish Refugee Council.

    The two workers were captured within the Galkayo area by armed men. "We have reports that two foreign aid workers from DDG (Danish Demining Group) were kidnapped from near the airport at Galkayo by gunmen. We are following up to get further details," said Mr Ali Mohamed, a security official with the Somali Transitional Government. Danish Demining Group has neither released any statement nor the identity of the workers yet.

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