Anti-Terrorism Police Unit: Kenya

Boniface Mwaniki Dept: NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan police disrupted a major terrorist attack Friday in its final stages of planning, arresting two people with explosive devices and seizing a cache of weapons and ammunition, officials said, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The pair was arrested in an area of Nairobi where many Somali immigrants live, said Boniface Mwaniki , the head of Kenya's Anti-Terrorism Police Unit. He said the men are suspected of having links with al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked militant group in neighbouring Somalia and some of the arms and ammunition recovered by police displayed in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, Sep. 14, 2012. Kenyan police say they have arrested two people suspected to have links with an al-Qaida-linked Somali militant group that was in the last stages of planning a major terrorist attack on Kenya. Boniface Mwaniki , the head of Kenya's Anti-Terrorism Police Unit, said Friday that police found four suicide vests, a cache of weapons and 12 grenades. AP Photo/Khalil Senosi A manhunt has been launched for eight more suspects including would-be bombers and the masterminds behind the planned attack, police spokesman Eric Kiraithe said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.