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Aboud Rogo Mohammed: Mombasa riots after Kenya cleric killed Aboud Rogo Mohammed: Mombasa riots after Kenya cleric killed
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Kenyan police have fired tear gas to disperse Muslim protesters who have looted shops and burned barricades for a second day in the coastal city of Mombasa.Kenyan police have fired tear gas to disperse Muslim protesters who have looted shops and burned barricades for a second day in the coastal city of Mombasa.
The protests follow the drive-by shooting of radical Muslim preacher Aboud Rogo Mohammed on Monday.The protests follow the drive-by shooting of radical Muslim preacher Aboud Rogo Mohammed on Monday.
The cleric had been accused by the UN and US of recruiting and funding Islamist fighters in Somalia.The cleric had been accused by the UN and US of recruiting and funding Islamist fighters in Somalia.
One person was killed and churches attacked in riots on Monday.One person was killed and churches attacked in riots on Monday.
Hotels owners said the violence has badly affected Mombasa's tourism industry, the backbone of the city's economy, Reuters news agency reports.Hotels owners said the violence has badly affected Mombasa's tourism industry, the backbone of the city's economy, Reuters news agency reports.
"It's tricky to even take them [tourists] or pick them from the airport because the main highway from the airport is the epicentre of the chaos," said Mohammed Hersi, who runs the Whitesands Hotel."It's tricky to even take them [tourists] or pick them from the airport because the main highway from the airport is the epicentre of the chaos," said Mohammed Hersi, who runs the Whitesands Hotel.
Youths were fighting running battles with the police, who used tear gas to disperse them, Ben Lawrence of Human Rights Watch told the BBC from Mombasa.Youths were fighting running battles with the police, who used tear gas to disperse them, Ben Lawrence of Human Rights Watch told the BBC from Mombasa.
"I saw at the end of the street... billowing smoke and running battles between police and rioters. It came towards us, down the side street where I was located. People shut up their shops and ran in the opposite direction," he said."I saw at the end of the street... billowing smoke and running battles between police and rioters. It came towards us, down the side street where I was located. People shut up their shops and ran in the opposite direction," he said.
"There's been shops set on fire, looting, police trying to control the situation with tear gas but so far apparently failing.""There's been shops set on fire, looting, police trying to control the situation with tear gas but so far apparently failing."
Regional police chief Aggrey Adoli said the protests were under control, AFP news agency reports.Regional police chief Aggrey Adoli said the protests were under control, AFP news agency reports.
"A group of youth has been throwing stones here and there, but our officers are there to contain the situation," he said."A group of youth has been throwing stones here and there, but our officers are there to contain the situation," he said.
Ideological leader' 'Targeted assassination'
Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab condemned Mr Rogo's killing and said Muslims in Kenya should boycott next year's presidential election.Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab condemned Mr Rogo's killing and said Muslims in Kenya should boycott next year's presidential election.
"Muslims must take the matter into their own hands, stand united against the Kuffar [non-Muslims] and take all necessary measures to protect their religion, their honour, their property and their lives from the enemies of Islam," it said in a statement."Muslims must take the matter into their own hands, stand united against the Kuffar [non-Muslims] and take all necessary measures to protect their religion, their honour, their property and their lives from the enemies of Islam," it said in a statement.
Police said they had launched an investigation into the killing carried out by "unknown people".Police said they had launched an investigation into the killing carried out by "unknown people".
Some of the rioters accused the authorities of being behind Mr Rogo's shooting, saying he had been the victim of a "targeted assassination".Some of the rioters accused the authorities of being behind Mr Rogo's shooting, saying he had been the victim of a "targeted assassination".
The BBC's Kevin Mwachiro in the capital, Nairobi, says Muslim leaders have denounced the violence, but many people are questioning how Mr Rogo could have been shot dead in broad daylight without anyone being arrested.The BBC's Kevin Mwachiro in the capital, Nairobi, says Muslim leaders have denounced the violence, but many people are questioning how Mr Rogo could have been shot dead in broad daylight without anyone being arrested.
Christians are also questioning why churches have been attacked, he says.Christians are also questioning why churches have been attacked, he says.
Church leaders cancelled plans to hold a peaceful protest march on Tuesday for fear that it could trigger more violence, Reuters reports.Church leaders cancelled plans to hold a peaceful protest march on Tuesday for fear that it could trigger more violence, Reuters reports.
Mombasa, Kenya's second biggest city, has a majority Muslim population.Mombasa, Kenya's second biggest city, has a majority Muslim population.
Kenya's Muslim Human Rights Forum said Mr Rogo was the second cleric on a "terrorism watch list" to be killed in Mombasa this year.
In April, preacher Samir Hashim Khan was abducted along with a blind colleague, Mohamed Bekhit Kassim, it said.
Mr Khan's mutilated body was later found in a national park near Mombasa, while Mr Kassim's whereabouts are still unknown, the rights group added.
'Ideological leader'
Mr Rogo was on US and UN sanction lists for allegedly supporting al-Shabab, which is affiliated to al-Qaeda.Mr Rogo was on US and UN sanction lists for allegedly supporting al-Shabab, which is affiliated to al-Qaeda.
The UN Security Council imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on him in July, saying he had provided "financial, material, logistical or technical support to al-Shabab".The UN Security Council imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on him in July, saying he had provided "financial, material, logistical or technical support to al-Shabab".
It accused him of being the "main ideological leader" of Kenya's al-Hijra group, also known as the Muslim Youth Centre, which is viewed as a close ally of al-Shabab.It accused him of being the "main ideological leader" of Kenya's al-Hijra group, also known as the Muslim Youth Centre, which is viewed as a close ally of al-Shabab.
He had "used the extremist group as a pathway for radicalisation and recruitment of principally Swahili-speaking Africans for carrying out violent militant activity in Somalia," the UN added.He had "used the extremist group as a pathway for radicalisation and recruitment of principally Swahili-speaking Africans for carrying out violent militant activity in Somalia," the UN added.
In 2005, Mr Rogo was cleared on murder charges over the 2002 attack on a hotel where Israeli tourists were staying, which killed 12 people.In 2005, Mr Rogo was cleared on murder charges over the 2002 attack on a hotel where Israeli tourists were staying, which killed 12 people.