News: Wanted Al Shabaab terror suspect arrested in Uganda
Uganda's anti terrorism police arrests seven al-Shabab jihadist Uganda's capital Kampala
Kampala — Security agents in Kampala arrested a suspected Somali Al Shabaab terrorist linked to the Al-Qaeda.Hashi Hussein Farah and a dozen others were arrested by the Joint Anti-terrorism Taskforce (JATT) in Kisenyi slum in the capital Kampala on Thursday. He was paraded on television later in the evening. The terror suspects were taken away by the anti-terrorism squad for further interrogation.
It's not clear where he is being detained. The Police spokesperson Judith Nabakooba declined to comment, saying the police did not arrest Farah. She referred The Independent to JATT, a largely military intelligence squad, which carried out the arrest.
However the Army Spokesman Lt. Col. Felix Kulayigye declined to divulge details about Hussein Farah, on account that it would jeopardise investigations. He said Farah's arrest is part of a wider investigation. He did not say where Farah was being detained.
Farah, who has an Australian passport, was first arrested
The Kenyan police released him under unclear circumstances that suggested the police took a bribe from him for his ransom. Shortly after his release, upon checking his names and identity on the international security network, it was discovered he had been on the international list of wanted terrorists. He was wanted by the Australian police for planning an attack in Melbourne. He had a KShs7 million bounty on his head at the time of his arrest by the Kenyan police last month.
After his escape, it was alleged Farah had sneaked back into Uganda. But Kulayigye refuted the claims that Farah was in Uganda.
by the Kenyan police on March 13, 2010 as he was trying to cross Uganda's Busia border into Kenya.
"He crossed into Kenya from Uganda through the proper procedures and what happened to him after that, we don't know. But all we know is that he is no longer in the country (Uganda)," Kulayigye said at the time.
Farah's arrest gives credence to claims that Al-Shabaab terrorists have cells in Uganda and could strike their targets any time.
Uganda and Burundi are the only African countries that have deployed troops under the African Union peace mission Somalia where the Al-Shabaab militants are fighting to topple the transitional government.
The Al-Shabaab have made several fatal attacks on the Ugandan and Burundian army bases in Mogadishu in the past and have vowed to extend their operations and attack targets inside the two countries.
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