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100 aliens seized in Mombasa swoop

Hundreds of suspects await security screening at the Changamwe Police Station in Mombasa yesterday. They were arrested on Saturday night in Changamwe in the ongoing swoop by the Government to rid the country of terrorism actitivities. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]
 Hundreds of suspects await security screening at the Changamwe Police Station in Mombasa Sunday. [Photo: Maarufu Mohamed/Standard]

By Benard Sanga and Philip Mwakio

Mombasa, Kenya: More than 100 illegal immigrants from Somalia and other countries were arrested in parts of Mombasa on Saturday night as the anti-terror operation spread to the Coast.

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