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| Garissa university attack plotter Mohamed Kuno 'dead' | Garissa university attack plotter Mohamed Kuno 'dead' |
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| The leader of the attack on Garissa University in Kenya has been killed, officials in Somalia say. | The leader of the attack on Garissa University in Kenya has been killed, officials in Somalia say. |
| Kenya's government said Mohamed Kuno was behind the attack in April 2015 that killed 148 people. | Kenya's government said Mohamed Kuno was behind the attack in April 2015 that killed 148 people. |
| Regional forces in Somalia said he was one of 16 people killed in an overnight raid on a convoy in Kismayo, a port city in southern Somalia. | |
| Four of those who died were reportedly senior members of the al-Shabab Islamist militant group. | Four of those who died were reportedly senior members of the al-Shabab Islamist militant group. |
| The BBC's Africa security correspondent, Tomi Oladipo, said the news comes as a huge boost for Somalia and its allies in the fight against al-Shabab. | The BBC's Africa security correspondent, Tomi Oladipo, said the news comes as a huge boost for Somalia and its allies in the fight against al-Shabab. |
| However, at least 10 people were killed on Wednesday by a car bomb outside a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, that was claimed by al-Shabab. | However, at least 10 people were killed on Wednesday by a car bomb outside a hotel in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, that was claimed by al-Shabab. |
| The news of Kuno's death was confirmed in a press conference held by Abdirashid Janan, the security minister in the Somali region of Jubaland. | The news of Kuno's death was confirmed in a press conference held by Abdirashid Janan, the security minister in the Somali region of Jubaland. |
| Who was Mohamed Kuno? | Who was Mohamed Kuno? |
| After the Garissa attack, Kenya's government put up a $215,000 (£149,000) reward for Kuno's capture. | After the Garissa attack, Kenya's government put up a $215,000 (£149,000) reward for Kuno's capture. |
| A Kenyan-Somali, he was a headmaster at a madrassa, or Islamic school, in Garissa until 2007. | A Kenyan-Somali, he was a headmaster at a madrassa, or Islamic school, in Garissa until 2007. |
| But then he crossed the border into Somalia to join the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), which at one point controlled much of the country. | But then he crossed the border into Somalia to join the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC), which at one point controlled much of the country. |
| When the UIC collapsed, he joined the militant group Hizbul Islam, which in 2010 merged with al-Shabab. | When the UIC collapsed, he joined the militant group Hizbul Islam, which in 2010 merged with al-Shabab. |
| He had several aliases but was best known as Mohamed Dulyadin, which means ambidextrous in the Somali language. He was thought to be in mid-30s. | He had several aliases but was best known as Mohamed Dulyadin, which means ambidextrous in the Somali language. He was thought to be in mid-30s. |
| What happened in Garissa? | What happened in Garissa? |
| In the university attack on 2 April last year, four al-Shabab militants shot students in their dormitories before rounding up and killing dozens more. | In the university attack on 2 April last year, four al-Shabab militants shot students in their dormitories before rounding up and killing dozens more. |
| The four gunmen were killed during the siege but it took 16 hours for anti-terrorism forces to bring the attack to an end. | The four gunmen were killed during the siege but it took 16 hours for anti-terrorism forces to bring the attack to an end. |
| It was the deadliest attack in Kenya since al-Qaeda's bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi in 1998, which killed 213 people. | It was the deadliest attack in Kenya since al-Qaeda's bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi in 1998, which killed 213 people. |
| It also came a year and half after al-Shabab fighters targeted the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, killing 67 people. | It also came a year and half after al-Shabab fighters targeted the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, killing 67 people. |
| Kuno is alleged to have been behind several attacks on Kenyan soldiers who are fighting al-Shabab in Jubaland. He was also blamed for attacks on Kenyan civilians in Kenya itself. | Kuno is alleged to have been behind several attacks on Kenyan soldiers who are fighting al-Shabab in Jubaland. He was also blamed for attacks on Kenyan civilians in Kenya itself. |
| Al-Shabab says it is retaliating for acts by Kenya's security forces, which are part of the African Union's mission in Somalia against the group. | Al-Shabab says it is retaliating for acts by Kenya's security forces, which are part of the African Union's mission in Somalia against the group. |
| 1. Militants enter the university grounds, two guards are shot dead | 1. Militants enter the university grounds, two guards are shot dead |
| 2. Shooting begins within the campus | 2. Shooting begins within the campus |
| 3. Students attacked in their classrooms while preparing for exams | 3. Students attacked in their classrooms while preparing for exams |
| 4. Gunmen believed isolated in the female dormitories | 4. Gunmen believed isolated in the female dormitories |
| 5. Some students make an escape through the fence | 5. Some students make an escape through the fence |