British Muslim to face terrorism trial in Kenya

Britons are thought to make up as many as a quarter of the 200 foreigners in
al-Shabaab’s ranks.

Their increasing involvement in intensifying Islamist activity in east Africa
is likely to be a topic on the agenda of a high-level conference on Somalia
hosted by David Cameron in London on Thursday.

Al-Shabaab has vowed attacks on targets in Kenya following the Kenyan army’s
invasion of its anarchic neighbour nearly five months ago, to hunt down
al-Shabaab.

Scotland Yard detectives flew to Mombasa shortly after Grant’s arrest, on
December 20, and have been in close contact with their Kenyan counterparts
as prosecutors have prepared their case.

There are fears that he is one of a number of what one security analysis
think-tank called “lone wolves” radicalised in Britain who then
travel overseas to learn explosives skills.

Grant is said to have trained in Pakistan before travelling to east Africa.

“This threat is set to evolve in a significant way,” the Royal
United Services Institute said in a report this month.

“More experienced lone wolf terrorists are likely to be returning to
Britain in the next couple of years – from wars in Somalia, Yemen or Nigeria
– and from destinations and via routes that will be far more difficult for
security services to monitor.”

Grant has already been found guilty of entering Kenya illegally and presenting
a false identity to police, for which he was given a three-year sentence.

His court case, which starts in Mombasa today, is likely to last several weeks.

If he is found guilty, he faces up to life imprisonment in a Kenyan jail.

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