Kenya: Police Search for Youths in Connection With Mombasa Cleric Attack

Police in Mombasa launched a search for 40 youths who on Thursday morning (March 13th) used stones and knives to attack a Muslim cleric in the Majengo area after he reportedly fell out with the disaffected youths.

Mombasa Officer Commanding Police Division Geoffrey Mayek said police responded to reports of an incident at Gateway Academy and upon arrival found a bloodied Sheikh Ali Bahero, a former ally of slain Muslim cleric sheikh Aboud Rogo Mohammed, Kenya's Daily Nation reported.

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