Police have arrested several suspects in the recent attacks in Mpeketoni and Poromoko, as well as a suspect operating social media accounts used by Shabaab to claim responsibility; the local police commander was sacked. Five suspects in the attacks were shot dead by police yesterday. The Mpeketoni attackers reportedly claimed to be Shabaab from Somalia and threatened to return for more attacks in Kenya before moving on to Tanzania and Uganda. Two people were charged for the murder of Sheikh Mohamed Idris on June 16; one suspect possessed 108 terrorism-related CDs. The US is moving some of its embassy staff out of the country due to “recent changes in Kenya’s security situation.”
