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Kenyan court orders detention of 4 terror suspects planning to join IS

Xinhua, March 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

A Kenyan court on Monday ruled four terror suspects, who were arrested while trying to escape to Libya to join the Islamic State (IS) group, would be detained in police custody for 30 days pending probe results.

The four, Kassim Ahmed Ali, Ali Omar Bwanaadi, Muhammed Kassim Abdalla and Mustaha Kheri Shali, were arrested along the border with Uganda on Saturday, according to police.

"The four suspects were arrested at the Busia border while planning to travel to Libya to join IS. These are fugitives on the run," police spokesman, George Kinoti, said on Sunday.

The four were initially charged with planning to carry out a terror attack in the coastal city of Mombasa in January, but were released on bail later, according to Kinoti.

The arrest comes some three weeks after a University of Nairobi student was arrested for trying to travel to Libya, through Sudan, to join the IS.

Police have urged colleges and parents to keep in touch with their children to prevent possible recruitment by terror groups. Endit