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Kenya warns al-Shabab of bombing by Twitter Kenya warns al-Shabab of bombing by Twitter
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Kenya's military spokesman has warned the residents of 10 towns in Somalia via Twitter that they "will be under attack continuously".Kenya's military spokesman has warned the residents of 10 towns in Somalia via Twitter that they "will be under attack continuously".
The spokesman, Maj Emmanuel Chirchir, told the BBC the towns - including Kismayo and Baidoa - were bases of the al-Shabab Islamist militia. Maj Emmanuel Chirchir, told the BBC bases of the al-Shabab Islamist militia were based outside the towns, and these camps would be their target.
Kenya sent troops into Somalia earlier this month as it blames al-Shabab for a spat of kidnappings. Kenya sent troops into Somalia earlier this month as it blames the militant group for a spate of kidnappings.
Al-Shabab, which is in control of most of the south, denies the allegations.Al-Shabab, which is in control of most of the south, denies the allegations.
"The Kenya Defence Forces urges anyone with relatives and friends in the 10 towns to advise them accordingly," Maj Emmanuel Chirchir tweeted on his official Twitter account. "The Kenya Defence Forces urges anyone with relatives and friends in the 10 towns to advise them accordingly," href="http://twitter.com/#!/MajorEChirchir" title="Maj Emmanuel Chirchir's Twitter account" >Maj Chirchir tweeted on his official Twitter account.
The towns he listed were Baidoa, Badhere, Baydhabo, Dinsur, Afgoye, Bwale, Barawe, Jilib, Kismayo and Afmadow. He listed nine towns in one of his tweets: Baidoa, Bardhere, Dinsor, Afgoye, Buale, Barawe, Jilib, Kismayo and Afmadow. The town of Baidoa was listed twice.
Maj Chirchir said it was difficult to fit all the information into the 140 characters allowed in a Twitter message.
He told the BBC most al-Shabab bases were on the outskirts of the towns the group controlled.
"We're not attacking towns - I want to make that clear - we're attacking al-Shabab camps - all we're saying is that people in Somalia, [should] avoid being close to al-Shabab camps," he told the BBC's Focus on Africa programme.
He said the al-Shabab-controlled towns were targets because they were suspected of receiving weapons from an arms consignment carried in two aircraft that landed in Baidoa on Monday.
His warning follows a controversy over the aerial bombardment of Jilib on Sunday.
Maj Chirchir said a Kenya fighter jet only hit al-Shabab positions in Jilib, killing 10 militia fighters.
But the medical charity MSF-Holland said at least five people, including three children, died after a camp for internally displaced people was bombed.