Somalia: Foreigners Among Mombasa Mosque Chaos Suspects

The Government has released a list of those captured after police stormed the controversial Musa Mosque in Mombasa, as the official death toll from the violence was revised to four. It is believed that foreigners may be among the 129 suspects in detention following reports that some entered Kenya from Uganda and Tanzania through Busia last week.

The suspects include three women, Christian converts to Islam, and 21 male youths under 18 years. Officials say 129 suspects are detained at Shimo la Tewa, although Haki Africa, a human rights group alleges that minors have secretly been moved to the Port Police station.

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