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Dutch held 'heading for Somalia' Expelled Dutchmen held in Belgium
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Four Dutch nationals have been arrested in Kenya on suspicion of aiding insurgents in Somalia. Four Dutch nationals arrested and expelled by Kenya on suspicion of aiding insurgents in Somalia have been arrested in Belgium.
The four 21-year-olds, three born in Morocco, the other in Somalia, were stopped by Kenyan police as they were heading for the border. The 21-year-olds were arrested near the Somali border by Kenyan police who did not believe the four, of Moroccan and Somali origin, were tourists.
The local police were not satisfied with their claims to be tourists. The Netherlands authorities have since opened a case against them and want the four men extradited from Belgium.
There have been a series of recent reports that young men from the US, Europe and South Asia have joined the Somali insurgents in a "holy war". Hardline Islamists are battling Somalia's UN-backed government.
Lamu District Commissioner Stephen Ikua told the BBC the four had travelled by boat from Lamu island before hiring a tractor. There have been several recent reports of young men from the US, Europe and South Asia joining the insurgents in a "holy war".
He said it was possible they were headed to Somalia to assist one of the insurgent groups there and they would be interrogated in Nairobi. AP news agency reports that two homes in The Hague where the men lived were searched, and prosecutors said they seized "a large number of documents".
In Kenya, Lamu District Commissioner Stephen Ikua told the BBC the four had travelled by boat from Lamu island before hiring a tractor.
The Kenyan authorities say they have arrested and deported several other young men from Tanzania and the United States in the same area for the same reason.The Kenyan authorities say they have arrested and deported several other young men from Tanzania and the United States in the same area for the same reason.
BBC East Africa correspondent Will Ross says in recent months eyewitnesses in Somalia have reported seeing foreigners amongst the insurgent fighters known as al-Shabab.BBC East Africa correspondent Will Ross says in recent months eyewitnesses in Somalia have reported seeing foreigners amongst the insurgent fighters known as al-Shabab.
Al-Shabab wants to overthrow the UN-backed transitional government in Somalia and put in place strict Islamic law.Al-Shabab wants to overthrow the UN-backed transitional government in Somalia and put in place strict Islamic law.
The hardline Islamists control much of southern Somalia.The hardline Islamists control much of southern Somalia.
Foreigners have headed to Somalia to take part in what they consider a holy war or jihad.
The authorities in Minnesota in the United States are investigating claims that several young men were lured to Somalia to fight.The authorities in Minnesota in the United States are investigating claims that several young men were lured to Somalia to fight.
Since early May, the fighting between the insurgents and the forces loyal to Somalia's government has displaced nearly 250,000 people.Since early May, the fighting between the insurgents and the forces loyal to Somalia's government has displaced nearly 250,000 people.