Thursday, August 27, 2015
The weapons seized from a terrorism suspect who was arrested in Garissa on August 26, 2015. PHOTO | COURTESY
Security agencies on Wednesday evening arrested a terrorism suspect and seized a cache of firearms and explosives.
The weapons taken from the suspect included three AK-47 riffles, 227 rounds of ammunition, seven rocket-propelled grenades, four magazines and four hand grenades.
Police also found a metallic home-made bomb carrier, soldering wire and several mobile phones.
This comes just a day after reports emerged that six Tanzanians suspected to be on their way to join Al-Shabaab in Somalia were arrested in Garissa on Sunday.
The Tanzanians, aged between 20 and 40, were arrested in Dadaab, from where they were planning to cross into Somalia.
They also had assorted weapons, according to northeastern regional coordinator Mohamud Saleh.