U.K. Suspect Had Ties to Somali Islamists

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BY IDIL ABSHIR AND CASSELL BRYAN-LOW
During a 2010 journey to Kenya, a primary suspect in the killing of a British soldier in London last week associated with people connected with violent Islamist group al-Shabaab and helped recruit for the group, according to people familiar with his visit.
Michael Adebolajo, the suspect, was himself headed to Somalia when he and seven others were arrested by Kenyan counterterror police on Nov. 22, 2010, said Aggrey Adoli, the police chief in Mombasa, Kenya’s principal port city. Mr. Adebolajo and his fellow travelers had made it to Pate Island, 40 miles from the Somali border, and were looking for …
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