Police have
arrested six men suspected to be Al Shabaab operatives planning an attack on a
shopping mall in Nairobi.
The target
was T Mall near the Mbagathi-Langata road roundabout.
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| T-Mall at Mbagathi-Langata roundabout was the alleged Al Shabaab target |
Police recovered
drawings of T Mall at an apartment on Magharibi Place along with other items
possibly linking the men with Al-Shabaab.
The
Anti-Terrorist Police Unit (ATPU) is holding the suspects whilst they conduct
further investigations.
Reports
suggest that one of the men was a tenant in the apartment and used to bribe the
guards to allow the other five suspected Al Shabaab operatives into the
building.
Unconfirmed
reports indicate that authorities acted on a tip from the father of one of the
men arrested who had reported to police that Al Shbaab had recruited his son.