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| Kenyan 'radical madrassa' closed in Machakos | Kenyan 'radical madrassa' closed in Machakos |
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| The authorities in Kenya have closed a madrassa - or religious school - for teaching radical Islamic ideologies. | The authorities in Kenya have closed a madrassa - or religious school - for teaching radical Islamic ideologies. |
| The school in Machakos, about 65km (40 miles) from the capital, was targeted after local youths were detained on suspicion of joining Somali militants. | The school in Machakos, about 65km (40 miles) from the capital, was targeted after local youths were detained on suspicion of joining Somali militants. |
| It is the first Kenyan madrassa to be closed because of allegedly extremist teachings. A police chief warned that others could follow. | It is the first Kenyan madrassa to be closed because of allegedly extremist teachings. A police chief warned that others could follow. |
| Somalia's al-Shabab group has carried out a series of attacks in Kenya. | Somalia's al-Shabab group has carried out a series of attacks in Kenya. |
| The al-Qaeda affiliate says they are in revenge for the presence of Kenyan troops in Somalia and the killing of Muslims. | The al-Qaeda affiliate says they are in revenge for the presence of Kenyan troops in Somalia and the killing of Muslims. |
| A year ago, 67 people were killed when the group's fighters laid siege to the upmarket Westgate shopping centre in the capital, Nairobi. | A year ago, 67 people were killed when the group's fighters laid siege to the upmarket Westgate shopping centre in the capital, Nairobi. |
| Interior Ministry spokesman Mwenda Njoka told the BBC the decision had been taken to close the Daarul-Irashad centre, which opened in 1997, on the advice of the police's CID, anti-terror and intelligence units. | Interior Ministry spokesman Mwenda Njoka told the BBC the decision had been taken to close the Daarul-Irashad centre, which opened in 1997, on the advice of the police's CID, anti-terror and intelligence units. |
| The recent arrest in the Machakos area of 21 young men suspected of being recruited for al-Shabab first raised suspicions, he said. | The recent arrest in the Machakos area of 21 young men suspected of being recruited for al-Shabab first raised suspicions, he said. |
| The police then profiled suspects arrested in other terror crackdowns and found that others had passed through that madrassa, the spokesman said. | The police then profiled suspects arrested in other terror crackdowns and found that others had passed through that madrassa, the spokesman said. |
| The head of the madrassa, Farqan Chacha, told the BBC the school was challenging the closure in court. | |
| He confirmed that all pupils at the school, which offers three-month courses for new converts, had been sent home. | |
| The BBC's Abdullahi Abdi in Nairobi says Machakos is a large town south-east of the capital with a minority Muslim population that has not been subject to any attacks. | The BBC's Abdullahi Abdi in Nairobi says Machakos is a large town south-east of the capital with a minority Muslim population that has not been subject to any attacks. |