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| Kenya riots over race-hate cleric | Kenya riots over race-hate cleric |
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| At least five people have died after Kenyan police opened fire at supporters of a Jamaican-born Muslim cleric notorious for preaching racial hatred. | At least five people have died after Kenyan police opened fire at supporters of a Jamaican-born Muslim cleric notorious for preaching racial hatred. |
| Police also fired tear gas at hundreds of stone-throwing protesters calling for Abdullah al-Faisal to be freed. | Police also fired tear gas at hundreds of stone-throwing protesters calling for Abdullah al-Faisal to be freed. |
| Faisal is in detention in Nairobi after Kenya failed to deport him. | Faisal is in detention in Nairobi after Kenya failed to deport him. |
| Kenya wants to expel him citing his "terrorist history". He was jailed for four years in the UK for soliciting the murder of Jews and Hindus. | Kenya wants to expel him citing his "terrorist history". He was jailed for four years in the UK for soliciting the murder of Jews and Hindus. |
| An unnamed senior police officer told the AFP news agency that five people had died, while one of the protest organisers told AP that seven people had lost their lives. | An unnamed senior police officer told the AFP news agency that five people had died, while one of the protest organisers told AP that seven people had lost their lives. |
| Sources at the Kenyatta Hospital have confirmed that one person has died, while seven others sustained bullet wounds. Doctors say their lives are not in danger. | Sources at the Kenyatta Hospital have confirmed that one person has died, while seven others sustained bullet wounds. Doctors say their lives are not in danger. |
| At least four police officers have been hospitalised, AFP reports. | At least four police officers have been hospitalised, AFP reports. |
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| Muslim youths began the protest match after Friday prayers at the Jamia Mosque in the centre of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. | Muslim youths began the protest match after Friday prayers at the Jamia Mosque in the centre of Kenya's capital, Nairobi. |
| FAISAL'S STORY SO FAR... 11 January: Nigeria returns him to Kenya7 January: Kenya says he has been sent to The Gambia5 January: Kenya says he has been sent to Tanzania31 December 2009: Arrested24 December: Enters Kenya2007: Deported from UK2003: Jailed in UK for preaching racial hatred Profile: Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal | FAISAL'S STORY SO FAR... 11 January: Nigeria returns him to Kenya7 January: Kenya says he has been sent to The Gambia5 January: Kenya says he has been sent to Tanzania31 December 2009: Arrested24 December: Enters Kenya2007: Deported from UK2003: Jailed in UK for preaching racial hatred Profile: Sheikh Abdullah al-Faisal |
| They wanted to present a petition to Immigration Minister Otieno Kajwang and Prime Minister Raila Odinga's office. | They wanted to present a petition to Immigration Minister Otieno Kajwang and Prime Minister Raila Odinga's office. |
| But police had banned the march and intervened. | But police had banned the march and intervened. |
| One banner read: "Release al-Faisal, he is innocent", reports the AFP news agency. | One banner read: "Release al-Faisal, he is innocent", reports the AFP news agency. |
| Reuters news agency reports that some people joined the security forces in attacking the protesters. | Reuters news agency reports that some people joined the security forces in attacking the protesters. |
| Faisal was arrested on 31 December 2009, a week after he is believed to have arrived from Tanzania. | Faisal was arrested on 31 December 2009, a week after he is believed to have arrived from Tanzania. |
| Mr Kajwang says The Gambia has agreed to take him in but Kenya was unable to send him there because airlines in Nigeria refused to carry him. | Mr Kajwang says The Gambia has agreed to take him in but Kenya was unable to send him there because airlines in Nigeria refused to carry him. |
| Tanzania has also refused to let him re-enter its territory. | Tanzania has also refused to let him re-enter its territory. |
| Faisal was born Trevor William Forrest in St James, Jamaica - though he left the island 26 years ago, initially living in the UK. | Faisal was born Trevor William Forrest in St James, Jamaica - though he left the island 26 years ago, initially living in the UK. |
| His parents were Salvation Army officers and he was raised as a Christian. | His parents were Salvation Army officers and he was raised as a Christian. |
| But at the age of 16 he went to Saudi Arabia - where he is believed to have spent eight years - and became a Muslim. | But at the age of 16 he went to Saudi Arabia - where he is believed to have spent eight years - and became a Muslim. |
| He took a degree in Islamic Studies in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, before coming back to the UK. | He took a degree in Islamic Studies in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, before coming back to the UK. |
| Faisal spent years travelling the UK preaching racial hatred urging his audience to kill Jews, Hindus and Westerners. | Faisal spent years travelling the UK preaching racial hatred urging his audience to kill Jews, Hindus and Westerners. |
| A year after being deported from the UK in 2007, he was preaching in South Africa. | A year after being deported from the UK in 2007, he was preaching in South Africa. |
| The Kenyan authorities said Faisal had arrived in Kenya on 24 December 2009 after travelling through Nigeria, Angola, Mozambique, Swaziland and Malawi and Tanzania. | The Kenyan authorities said Faisal had arrived in Kenya on 24 December 2009 after travelling through Nigeria, Angola, Mozambique, Swaziland and Malawi and Tanzania. |