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Australia warns of attacks against foreigners on Kenyan coast

Militants may be planning attacks on nightclubs and other spots popular with foreign tourists visiting the Kenyan city of Mombasa, the Australian government said in a travel alert on Thursday.

A spokesman for Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said visitors to the coastal city were safe, and the government viewed such warnings as "unnecessary and uncalled for".

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