CNN -- Kenyan security agencies announced Saturday the arrest of two
terrorism suspects with alleged links to Iran, claiming that both men
admitted plotting attacks on Western targets in the African nation.
Abubakar Sadiq Louw, 69, and Yassin Sambai Juma, 25, are accused of terrorism and espionage on behalf of Iranian state intelligence. The pair "admitted to conspiring to mount terror attacks," with the government asserting that the men's targets "included hotels in Nairobi frequently used by Western tourists, businessmen and diplomats."
Abubakar Sadiq Louw, 69, and Yassin Sambai Juma, 25, are accused of terrorism and espionage on behalf of Iranian state intelligence. The pair "admitted to conspiring to mount terror attacks," with the government asserting that the men's targets "included hotels in Nairobi frequently used by Western tourists, businessmen and diplomats."
Described as a senior figure in the Shiite Muslim community in the
capital of Nairobi, Louw was working on behalf of the Quds Force, an
elite unit of Iran's Revolutionary Guard that has carried out covert
operations in other countries, the agencies said. Juma was allegedly one
of the students Louw recruited.
There was no immediate comment from the Iranian government.
Louw was arrested October 29, after which the security agencies claimed that "he admitted recruiting young Kenyans to spy and mount terror attacks in Nairobi."
Juma was taken into custody more recently, on November 19, soon after he'd returned from undertaking "some military training in Iraq," they said.
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There was no immediate comment from the Iranian government.
Louw was arrested October 29, after which the security agencies claimed that "he admitted recruiting young Kenyans to spy and mount terror attacks in Nairobi."
Juma was taken into custody more recently, on November 19, soon after he'd returned from undertaking "some military training in Iraq," they said.
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