Police thwart terror attack and arrest six By Cyrus Ombati | Updated Mon, June 12th 2017 at 00:00 GMT +3 SHARE THIS ARTICLE Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Some of the things recovered from suspected terrorists in Bulla Hawa, Somalia, June 11th ,2017, in a joint Kenya- Somali operation. Kenyan and Somali security agencies have thwarted a terrorist attack inside Kenya and arrested six suspects. Two of the suspects were Kenyans ferrying bombs into Kenya before they were intercepted in Bula Hawa, an adjoining town in southern Somalia, in a joint security operation between Kenyan and Somali security forces. “The six were captured alive and their bomb-making equipment seized. Complete anti-personnel explosive devices (A-IED) were found in their hotel room,” said the police.
The authorities said suicide borne improvised explosive devices (SVBIED), bomb-making material including trinitrotoluene (TNT) and fragmentation-generating objects including nails, ball bearings, and shrapnel were found. “An assortment of assault rifles and ammunition were also recovered. The six planned to sneak into the country through Bula Hawa,” police said. The Kenyans were identified as Abdulahi Daud Adan and Ismail Issak Mohamed, both from Mandera. Police have stepped up efforts to prevent attacks following reports that a number of terrorists had sneaked into the country and could be planning attacks.