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Mombasa Imams alarmed as radicalised Muslim youth take over popular mosques, police fear moving in might anger even moderate faithful

Sakina Jamia Mosque which was taken over by radical Islamists last Friday.  [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]

By ISHAQ JUMBE and PATRICK BEJA

MOMBASA, KENYA: Moderate Muslim leaders and security officers have expressed fear that radical Islamists are gaining control of Mombasa following last Friday’s forcible takeover of Sakina Jamia Mosque.

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