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US issues Kenya terror alert amid crime, kidnapping fears

Entry of the US embassy in Kenya. [File, Standard]

The US Embassy in Kenya has issued a travel advisory warning American citizens of potential terror attacks along Kenya's border with Somalia, as well as rising cases of crime and kidnapping.

The advisory names Garissa, Wajir, and Mandera counties as high-risk areas for terrorist activity, urging US citizens to avoid travel to said areas due to the threat of kidnappings.

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