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| Trial of Briton charged with planning attack in Mombasa resumes | Trial of Briton charged with planning attack in Mombasa resumes |
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| The drawn-out trial of Briton Jermaine Grant will resume on Wednesday in Mombasa, where the 29-year-old from east London will appear in court on charges of possessing explosives and planning an attack in the Kenyan coastal city. | The drawn-out trial of Briton Jermaine Grant will resume on Wednesday in Mombasa, where the 29-year-old from east London will appear in court on charges of possessing explosives and planning an attack in the Kenyan coastal city. |
| Grant, a Muslim convert from Newham who is already serving a two-year jail term for being in Kenya illegally, denies the charges. Kenyan police believe he has links to the Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab, which is blamed for carrying out attacks across the country. | Grant, a Muslim convert from Newham who is already serving a two-year jail term for being in Kenya illegally, denies the charges. Kenyan police believe he has links to the Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab, which is blamed for carrying out attacks across the country. |
| Grant's case is due to be heard on Wednesday and Thursday but is unlikely to conclude this week. Kenya's justice system is notoriously slow, and the trial has already been adjourned several times, sometimes because of misplaced papers, or delayed presentation of evidence. | Grant's case is due to be heard on Wednesday and Thursday but is unlikely to conclude this week. Kenya's justice system is notoriously slow, and the trial has already been adjourned several times, sometimes because of misplaced papers, or delayed presentation of evidence. |
| Grant is standing trial with 19-year-old Warda Breik Islam, whom he married a day before his arrest last December, and two other Kenyans, Fouad Abubakar Manswab and Frank Ngala. They have all denied the charges. | Grant is standing trial with 19-year-old Warda Breik Islam, whom he married a day before his arrest last December, and two other Kenyans, Fouad Abubakar Manswab and Frank Ngala. They have all denied the charges. |
| Police say Grant had bomb-making materials, including hydrogen peroxide, ammonium nitrate, batteries and electrical switches, in his house when he was arrested in Mombasa. | Police say Grant had bomb-making materials, including hydrogen peroxide, ammonium nitrate, batteries and electrical switches, in his house when he was arrested in Mombasa. |
| There has also been media speculation that Grant was working with, or knew, fellow Briton Samantha Lewthwaite, the fugitive widow of one of the 7 July 2005 London bombers. | There has also been media speculation that Grant was working with, or knew, fellow Briton Samantha Lewthwaite, the fugitive widow of one of the 7 July 2005 London bombers. |
| Kenyan police are looking for Lewthwaite, the daughter of a former British army soldier who was married to underground bomber Germaine Lindsay, and suspect she has links to al-Shabaab. | Kenyan police are looking for Lewthwaite, the daughter of a former British army soldier who was married to underground bomber Germaine Lindsay, and suspect she has links to al-Shabaab. |
| Grant has so far not mentioned Lewthwaite in court. | Grant has so far not mentioned Lewthwaite in court. |
| Grant's case has drawn attention to the role of foreign fighters in the ranks of al-Shabaab. Intelligence agencies believe Britons account for about 50 of the estimated 200 foreigners fighting with the Somali rebels. | Grant's case has drawn attention to the role of foreign fighters in the ranks of al-Shabaab. Intelligence agencies believe Britons account for about 50 of the estimated 200 foreigners fighting with the Somali rebels. |
| Kenya has tightened security across the country since it sent troops into Somalia last October to pursue the al-Shabaab militants it blames for a series of cross-border attacks and kidnappings. | Kenya has tightened security across the country since it sent troops into Somalia last October to pursue the al-Shabaab militants it blames for a series of cross-border attacks and kidnappings. |
| Since then, there has been a series of attacks on bars, churches and shops in the capital Nairobi, the far north of the country and in Mombasa. | Since then, there has been a series of attacks on bars, churches and shops in the capital Nairobi, the far north of the country and in Mombasa. |
| Grant is also on trial separately in Nairobi on charges of robbery with violence and escaping from lawful custody. The prosecution says the Briton was arrested near the Somali border in 2008 but escaped when suspected al-Shabaab rebels attacked the police station and stole weapons. This trial has not yet concluded. | Grant is also on trial separately in Nairobi on charges of robbery with violence and escaping from lawful custody. The prosecution says the Briton was arrested near the Somali border in 2008 but escaped when suspected al-Shabaab rebels attacked the police station and stole weapons. This trial has not yet concluded. |
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