Kenya arrests 2 suspected IS recruits deported from Turkey
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan police have arrested two Kenyans who were deported from Turkey on suspicion of training with the Islamic State organization in neighbouring Syria, officials said Saturday.
Philip Tuimur, the regional police boss for Kenya’s coastal region, said the man and woman were under investigation for joining a banned group, which is a criminal offence. They were arrested in the coastal city of Mombasa.
Kenya has been struggling to contain the recruitment of youth by extremist groups, particularly in its coastal region with its Muslim-majority population and high unemployment. Authorities fear that the Islamic State group is trying to establish a presence in East Africa’s biggest economy and telecommunications and transport hub.
Dozens of young Kenyans have travelled to Syria and Libya to join the extremist group, according to police.
