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Police narrow down on Garissa GSU attack mastermind

Abdullahi Banati, a Somali Galjeel, joined Al-Shabaab in 2012 and leads team operating along the Kenya-Somalia border

Anti-terror police are closing in on the suspect believed to be behind last Saturday’s killing of ten General Service Unit (GSU) officers in Garissa.

Abdullahi Banati, a Somali Galjeel, led a team of Al-Shabaab militia who planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Degoh road between Liboi and Damajale.

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