, Saturday, November 12, 2011
Printable VersionNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A police official says more than 30 young men living in Kenya who belong to a Somalia-based al-Qaida-linked militant group have accepted an amnesty.
Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said Saturday that the recruits from the Somali militant group al-Shabab are providing information on the group.
Kenyan troops entered southern Somalia last month in pursuit of al-Shabab militants who the government blames for a string of kidnappings and attacks on European tourists. Al-Shabab has threatened to retaliate with large-scale terror attacks in Kenya's capital.
Police blame the group for several attacks in recent weeks in which seven people were killed, some by grenades. A non-Somali Kenyan national was convicted to life in prison for one of the grenade attacks.
Police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said Saturday that the recruits from the Somali militant group al-Shabab are providing information on the group.
Kenyan troops entered southern Somalia last month in pursuit of al-Shabab militants who the government blames for a string of kidnappings and attacks on European tourists. Al-Shabab has threatened to retaliate with large-scale terror attacks in Kenya's capital.
Police blame the group for several attacks in recent weeks in which seven people were killed, some by grenades. A non-Somali Kenyan national was convicted to life in prison for one of the grenade attacks.
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