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Kenya Police detain Muslim cleric linked to terror

Mohamed Khalid Ali at the Mombasa Court in Mombasa County on Tuesday 26th May 2015 where he denied three charges which are Being found with a stolen vehicle, Being found with explosives and Being a member of the Al-shabaab group. [Photo/Kelvin Karani/STANDARD]

Security authorities in Mombasa have detained a man they claim is a militant with ties to the masterminds of the April 2 terrorist attack in Garissa that was claimed by Al-Shabaab.

Sheikh Mohamed Khalid Mohamed Ali, 32, was arrested on Monday by anti-terrorist police who claimed they had been trailing him between Mombasa, Lamu and Bodhai on the border between Lamu and Garissa counties.

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