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| The US says a man suspected of planning twin terror attacks in Kenya in 2002 has been transferred to its detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. | The US says a man suspected of planning twin terror attacks in Kenya in 2002 has been transferred to its detention camp at Guantanamo Bay. |
| A Pentagon spokesman said Abdul Malik was arrested in East Africa and admitted a role in the Mombasa attacks. | A Pentagon spokesman said Abdul Malik was arrested in East Africa and admitted a role in the Mombasa attacks. |
| A suicide attack on a Mombasa tourist hotel frequented by Israelis killed 15 people in November 2002. | A suicide attack on a Mombasa tourist hotel frequented by Israelis killed 15 people in November 2002. |
| An Israeli airliner leaving Mombasa was targeted by a missile attack shortly afterwards, but not damaged. | An Israeli airliner leaving Mombasa was targeted by a missile attack shortly afterwards, but not damaged. |
| The spokesman said Mr Malik was transferred into Guantanamo Bay at the weekend. | The spokesman said Mr Malik was transferred into Guantanamo Bay at the weekend. |
| He will have a combatant status review at Guantanamo Bay to determine whether the US is legally allowed to detain him at the camp without charge. | |
| There are now approximately 385 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, the Pentagon said. | |
| Few details | Few details |
| Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said Abdul Malik was captured as part of an ongoing conflict with al-Qaeda and was involved in terrorist attacks in East Africa. | |
| "Due to the significant threat that this terror suspect represents he has been transferred to Guantanamo," he added. | |
| The spokesman offered no details about how Abdul Malik was captured, how he came into US custody or his nationality. | The spokesman offered no details about how Abdul Malik was captured, how he came into US custody or his nationality. |
| "Success in the global war on terror requires us to work closely as well as quietly with many of our allies in the region," Mr Whitman said. | "Success in the global war on terror requires us to work closely as well as quietly with many of our allies in the region," Mr Whitman said. |
| Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged al-Qaeda mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, was reported earlier this month to have told a US military tribunal that the Mombasa attacks were among 31 plots he was involved in before his capture. | Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged al-Qaeda mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, was reported earlier this month to have told a US military tribunal that the Mombasa attacks were among 31 plots he was involved in before his capture. |
| A Kenyan trial of three men suspected of conspiracy over the Mombasa attacks collapsed in 2005. |