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Kenya issues reward for German al-Shabab fighter | Kenya issues reward for German al-Shabab fighter |
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Kenyan police have issued a $100,000 (£64,000) reward for the capture of a German national accused of taking part in an al-Shabab attack on Sunday. | Kenyan police have issued a $100,000 (£64,000) reward for the capture of a German national accused of taking part in an al-Shabab attack on Sunday. |
Andreas Martin Muller, who has the alias Abu Nusaybah, is alleged to be one of the gunmen who attacked a military base in Lamu county. | Andreas Martin Muller, who has the alias Abu Nusaybah, is alleged to be one of the gunmen who attacked a military base in Lamu county. |
Eleven al-Shabab fighters and two Kenyan soldiers were killed. | Eleven al-Shabab fighters and two Kenyan soldiers were killed. |
Another foreigner, Briton Thomas Evans, also took part in Sunday's assault and was killed in the fighting. | Another foreigner, Briton Thomas Evans, also took part in Sunday's assault and was killed in the fighting. |
Sunday's attack is part of a growing number of assaults in Kenya carried out by the Somalia-based Islamist al-Shabab group. | Sunday's attack is part of a growing number of assaults in Kenya carried out by the Somalia-based Islamist al-Shabab group. |
Al-Shabab fighters killed 148 people in an attack on Kenya's Garissa University College in April. | Al-Shabab fighters killed 148 people in an attack on Kenya's Garissa University College in April. |
Kenyan soldiers are part of an African Union force which is battling al-Shabab in neighbouring Somalia. | Kenyan soldiers are part of an African Union force which is battling al-Shabab in neighbouring Somalia. |
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