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| British al-Shabaab jihadist Thomas Evans 'killed in battle' in Kenya | British al-Shabaab jihadist Thomas Evans 'killed in battle' in Kenya |
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| A young British man fighting for terror group al-Shabaab has likely been killed in combat, Kenya’s military has said. | A young British man fighting for terror group al-Shabaab has likely been killed in combat, Kenya’s military has said. |
| Thomas Evans, 24, left his home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, to fight for the Islamist group in Somalia in 2011. | Thomas Evans, 24, left his home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, to fight for the Islamist group in Somalia in 2011. |
| Kenya’s Defence Forces spokesman Colonel David Obonyo said that data about Evans and photographs the government had seen point to the man being among 11 militants who died attacking a Kenyan army camp in Lamu County. | |
| “We cannot be certain becomes sometimes looks can be deceiving. The necessary forensic investigations are being done including a DNA test I understand,“ said Obonyo. | “We cannot be certain becomes sometimes looks can be deceiving. The necessary forensic investigations are being done including a DNA test I understand,“ said Obonyo. |
| He added that there appeared to be another man killed of Caucasian or Arab origin while the others seemed to be from the region. | He added that there appeared to be another man killed of Caucasian or Arab origin while the others seemed to be from the region. |
| A British government spokesman said that “we are aware of reports of the death of a British national in Kenya,” but that they would not confirm. | A British government spokesman said that “we are aware of reports of the death of a British national in Kenya,” but that they would not confirm. |
| Evans renamed himself as Abdul Akim after converting to Islam in 2010. He was one of about 50 British jihadis thought to have travelled to Somalia to help al-Shabaab overthrown a Western-backed Somali government. | |
| Al-Shabab militants say they are carrying out attacks in Kenya because it is deployed troops to Somalia to fight the militants. | |
| Additional reporting Press Association | Additional reporting Press Association |