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Police arrest 18 over mosque takeover

Plain clothes police officers lead suspected radicalised Muslim youths out of Mombasa Law Courts, yesterday. They were arrested Wednesday evening after allegedly storming a mosque. [PHOTO: Maarufu Mohamed/STANDARD]
             Plain clothes police officers lead suspected radicalised Muslim youths out of Mombasa Law Courts, yesterday. They were arrested Wednesday evening after allegedly storming a mosque. [PHOTO: Maarufu Mohamed/STANDARD]

By Standard TEAM

Police in Mombasa have arrested 18 radical Muslim youths following a wave of unrest targeting mosques.

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