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| Somali MPs held in Kenyan swoop | Somali MPs held in Kenyan swoop |
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| Kenyan police have arrested 16 Somali MPs and other government officials in a raid on suspected illegal migrants in the capital, Nairobi, officials say. | Kenyan police have arrested 16 Somali MPs and other government officials in a raid on suspected illegal migrants in the capital, Nairobi, officials say. |
| About 300 people were picked up in the raid in the Eastleigh district, home to a large ethnic Somali population. | About 300 people were picked up in the raid in the Eastleigh district, home to a large ethnic Somali population. |
| The raid follows violent clashes on Friday between police and groups protesting at plans to deport a controversial Muslim cleric. | The raid follows violent clashes on Friday between police and groups protesting at plans to deport a controversial Muslim cleric. |
| Somalia's al-Shabab group has denied charges it was involved in the riots. | Somalia's al-Shabab group has denied charges it was involved in the riots. |
| Kenyan Internal Security Minister George Saitoti accused the militant Islamist group of links to the clashes, which left at least five people dead. | Kenyan Internal Security Minister George Saitoti accused the militant Islamist group of links to the clashes, which left at least five people dead. |
| Kenya has played host to many rounds of talks aimed at bringing peace to Somalia and many Somali officials are based there. | Kenya has played host to many rounds of talks aimed at bringing peace to Somalia and many Somali officials are based there. |
| Officials at Somalia's embassy in Nairobi confirmed that government officials, including former army General Yusuf "Dumal" Hussein, had been arrested. | |
| They are due to appear in court later on Monday. | They are due to appear in court later on Monday. |
| The officials stressed that those arrested held valid visas but this was disputed by a senior police official who spoke to the AFP news agency. | The officials stressed that those arrested held valid visas but this was disputed by a senior police official who spoke to the AFP news agency. |
| "The security operation is part of the investigation going on after Friday's demonstrations by Muslim youths in the city centre," the unnamed officer said. | "The security operation is part of the investigation going on after Friday's demonstrations by Muslim youths in the city centre," the unnamed officer said. |
| The protesters were calling for the release of Jamaica-born Abdullah al-Faisal. | |
| He has been jailed in the UK for calling for the murder of Jews and Hindus. | |
| He was arrested on 31 December but Kenya has been unable to deport him because few countries are unwilling to host him. |