Two Terror Suspects On A Mission Arrested By Special Forces In Mombasa

MOMBASA, Kenya, Aug 23- Two terror suspects were Monday arrested by Special Forces officers following a botched mission in Mombasa.

They were nabbed at the Likoni-Ferry crossing channel at around 10 am.

The officers seemed to have prior information on the movements of the suspects before they struck.

Two AK-47 rifles, mobile phones, ammunition and other items were recovered during the joint operation.

Coast Regional Police Commandant Manase Musyoka said a probe has already been launched into the matter.

He said the suspects were headed for a ‘mission’ at an undisclosed place in the area.

Kwale is a main source of returnees from Somalia. The returnees had been to Somalia where they joined the Al-Shabaab militants engaged in a misguided war against local administration and AMISOM forces in peace efforts in the horn of Africa nation.

Kenyan officials have identified the area as a source of threat to national security.