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Kenyan officials say multiple arrests have been made in connection with the deadly terror attack at Garissa University College. Al-Shabab, the Somali-based group claiming responsibility, has issued a warning for the country. VPC
GARISSA, Kenya — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, speaking only hours after militants threatened another "bloodbath," warned Saturday of harsh measures against anyone who assists terrorists or helps spread radicalism, particularly Islamic religious schools and rogue imams in mosques.
His remarks came just hours after the Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab, which has claimed responsibility for the killings at Garissa University College on Thursday, threatened another "bloodbath" in Kenyan cities.
In his nationwide TV address, Kenyatta said it was "time to be honest with ourselves," about the source of radicalism that breeds terrorism.
"(It) is not conducted in the bush at night, but it occurs in the full glare of day in the homes, madrassas (Islamic religious schools) and in mosques with rogue imams," Kenyatta said. "We must ask the question — where are the parents and families of those who are being radicalized?"
He said the government's fight against terrorism "is made more difficult by the fact that the planners and financiers of this brutality are deeply embedded in our communities and were seen previously as ordinary, harmless people."
"We will not allow them to continue their life as normal," he warned. "The full force of the law will be brought to bear with even greater intensity than has been the case in previous years."
Al-Shabab gunmen stormed a university in northeastern Kenya at dawn Thursday, killing scores of people in the group's bloodiest attack in the East African country. AP
By focusing on religious radicalism, Kenyatta avoided claims by al-Shabab that their attacks were in response to Kenya sending troops into Somalia beginning in 2011 to fight militants.
His remarks came on the heels of an announcement by the Interior Ministry that five people have now been arrested in connection with the Girassa siege. Interior Ministry spokesman Mwenda Njoka said on Twitter that three of the suspects were picked up trying to cross into Somalia.
He said the three are associates of Mohamed Mohamud, also known as Dulyadin Gamadhere, a former teacher at a Kenyan Madrassa Islamic school who authorities say coordinated the attack on Garissa University College.
Kenyan authorities have put a $220,000 bounty for information leading to Gamadhere's arrest.
Interior Minister Joseph Nkasseiry said four terrorists had also been killed by an anti-terror police unit in Mombasa and four others arrested while planning to attack a mall in Nyali. Those arrested were being interrogated, he said.
The arrests came as al-Shabab, in a statement released Saturday, claimed responsibility for the Garissa killings and threatened more attacks.
"For as long as your government persists in its path of oppression, implements repressive policies and continues with the systematic persecution against innocent Muslims, our attacks will also continue," the statement said. "No amount of precaution or safety measures will be able to guarantee your safety, thwart another attack or prevent another bloodbath from occurring in your cities."
The veracity of the statement has not been confirmed, though Kenyan military officials were treating it as legitimate.
A curfew has been imposed for two weeks on Garissa and three neighboring counties as security forces hunt for additional suspects tied to the attack. The latest arrests followed an appealed by the government for help in capturing nine men, described as "bloodthirsty, armed and dangerous."
Some residents of Garissa said the heavily armed Kenyan troops were overly zealous in rooting out al-Shabab terrorists who have claimed responsibility for the attacks.
"It's not safe here for us as residents," said Abdikadir Adolwa. "The soldiers are whipping residents to force them to identify terrorists. The military have terrorized this area and we fear going to the streets of the town."
Many residents who could stay outside the town opted to leave while the troops were present.
"They're arresting people who have no national identity cards," said Nathar Abdkir Balza, a mother of five, who owns a hotel in Garissa. "You can be arrested for loitering."
Ethnic Somalis especially have deserted the area.
"The Somalis like miraa but they are now afraid to come to town and buy it," said Kevin Kariuki, who sells miraa, or khat, an African plant that has slightly intoxicating effects when chewed.
As authorities swept the area, survivors of the assault on the university surfaced to describe their ordeal.
Cynthia Cheroitich, 19, told The Associated Press from her hospital gurney that she hid in a large cupboard and covered herself with clothes, refusing to emerge even when some of her classmates came out of hiding at the demands of the gunmen from the al-Shabab group.
She was rescued shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday, according to Kenyan officials.
Cheroitich said she didn't believe that rescuers urging her to come out of her hiding place were there to help, suspecting at first that they were militants.
"How do I know that you are the Kenyan police?" she said she asked them.
Only when Kenyan security forces had one of her teachers appeal to her did she come out, she said.
"I was just praying to my God," Cheroitich, a Christian, said of her ordeal.
Cheroitich appeared tired and thirsty, sipping on yoghurt and a soft drink, but otherwise seemed in good health. She said she drank a lotion because she was so thirsty and hungry while in hiding.
Contributing: Associated Press. Stanglin reported from McLean, Va.
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Kenyan officials say multiple arrests have been made in connection with the deadly terror attack at Garissa University College. Al-Shabab, the Somali-based group claiming responsibility, has issued a warning for the country. VPC
GARISSA, Kenya — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, speaking only hours after militants threatened another "bloodbath," warned Saturday of harsh measures against anyone who assists terrorists or helps spread radicalism, particularly Islamic religious schools and rogue imams in mosques.
His remarks came just hours after the Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab, which has claimed responsibility for the killings at Garissa University College on Thursday, threatened another "bloodbath" in Kenyan cities.
In his nationwide TV address, Kenyatta said it was "time to be honest with ourselves," about the source of radicalism that breeds terrorism.
"(It) is not conducted in the bush at night, but it occurs in the full glare of day in the homes, madrassas (Islamic religious schools) and in mosques with rogue imams," Kenyatta said. "We must ask the question — where are the parents and families of those who are being radicalized?"
He said the government's fight against terrorism "is made more difficult by the fact that the planners and financiers of this brutality are deeply embedded in our communities and were seen previously as ordinary, harmless people."
"We will not allow them to continue their life as normal," he warned. "The full force of the law will be brought to bear with even greater intensity than has been the case in previous years."
Al-Shabab gunmen stormed a university in northeastern Kenya at dawn Thursday, killing scores of people in the group's bloodiest attack in the East African country. AP
By focusing on religious radicalism, Kenyatta avoided claims by al-Shabab that their attacks were in response to Kenya sending troops into Somalia beginning in 2011 to fight militants.
His remarks came on the heels of an announcement by the Interior Ministry that five people have now been arrested in connection with the Girassa siege. Interior Ministry spokesman Mwenda Njoka said on Twitter that three of the suspects were picked up trying to cross into Somalia.
He said the three are associates of Mohamed Mohamud, also known as Dulyadin Gamadhere, a former teacher at a Kenyan Madrassa Islamic school who authorities say coordinated the attack on Garissa University College.
Kenyan authorities have put a $220,000 bounty for information leading to Gamadhere's arrest.
Interior Minister Joseph Nkasseiry said four terrorists had also been killed by an anti-terror police unit in Mombasa and four others arrested while planning to attack a mall in Nyali. Those arrested were being interrogated, he said.
The arrests came as al-Shabab, in a statement released Saturday, claimed responsibility for the Garissa killings and threatened more attacks.
"For as long as your government persists in its path of oppression, implements repressive policies and continues with the systematic persecution against innocent Muslims, our attacks will also continue," the statement said. "No amount of precaution or safety measures will be able to guarantee your safety, thwart another attack or prevent another bloodbath from occurring in your cities."
The veracity of the statement has not been confirmed, though Kenyan military officials were treating it as legitimate.
A curfew has been imposed for two weeks on Garissa and three neighboring counties as security forces hunt for additional suspects tied to the attack. The latest arrests followed an appealed by the government for help in capturing nine men, described as "bloodthirsty, armed and dangerous."
Some residents of Garissa said the heavily armed Kenyan troops were overly zealous in rooting out al-Shabab terrorists who have claimed responsibility for the attacks.
"It's not safe here for us as residents," said Abdikadir Adolwa. "The soldiers are whipping residents to force them to identify terrorists. The military have terrorized this area and we fear going to the streets of the town."
Many residents who could stay outside the town opted to leave while the troops were present.
"They're arresting people who have no national identity cards," said Nathar Abdkir Balza, a mother of five, who owns a hotel in Garissa. "You can be arrested for loitering."
Ethnic Somalis especially have deserted the area.
"The Somalis like miraa but they are now afraid to come to town and buy it," said Kevin Kariuki, who sells miraa, or khat, an African plant that has slightly intoxicating effects when chewed.
As authorities swept the area, survivors of the assault on the university surfaced to describe their ordeal.
Cynthia Cheroitich, 19, told The Associated Press from her hospital gurney that she hid in a large cupboard and covered herself with clothes, refusing to emerge even when some of her classmates came out of hiding at the demands of the gunmen from the al-Shabab group.
She was rescued shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday, according to Kenyan officials.
Cheroitich said she didn't believe that rescuers urging her to come out of her hiding place were there to help, suspecting at first that they were militants.
"How do I know that you are the Kenyan police?" she said she asked them.
Only when Kenyan security forces had one of her teachers appeal to her did she come out, she said.
"I was just praying to my God," Cheroitich, a Christian, said of her ordeal.
Cheroitich appeared tired and thirsty, sipping on yoghurt and a soft drink, but otherwise seemed in good health. She said she drank a lotion because she was so thirsty and hungry while in hiding.
Contributing: Associated Press. Stanglin reported from McLean, Va.
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