Somalia: Kenya Increases Security Measures After Militants Issue Threats

Nairobi — Kenyan security officials have asked citizens to be on alert for possible terrorist attacks after the al-Shabaab-affiliated Muslim Youth Centre (MYC) vowed to retaliate when allied forces liberated Kismayo.

"The time of public warnings via Twitter or other social media is now a thing of the past," MYC said in a press statement. "MYC inKenyaand our mujahideen brothers in the region are preparing for any eventualities that may transpire in Kismayo, and with the grace of Allah respond accordingly and decisively."

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