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Kenya says New Zealander arrested in crackdown on extremism

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A man with minor injuries is taken away by paramedics from the scene of a small blast in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. An explosive device went off after a handcart pusher was given a small piece of luggage by an unknown person outside a cinema in a busy part of the capital Saturday night, injuring one person, a police officer said. (AP Photo/John Muchucha)

Explosion near cinema hits weeks after deadly Kenya attack

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA - Associated Press

Private guards in Kenya to carry guns after extremist attack

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The Latest: Kenya arrests 6 more suspects in Nairobi attack

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Kenyan security forces walk from the scene as continued blasts and gunfire could be heard early Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Nairobi, Kenya. Extremists stormed a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital on Tuesday, setting off thunderous explosions and gunning down people at cafe tables in an attack claimed by Africa's deadliest Islamic militant group. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s president, says all gunmen killed at hotel complex

By Ben Curtis - Associated Press

In this grab taken from security camera footage released to the local media, heavily armed attackers walk in the compound of a hotel, in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Extremists launched an attack on a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital, sending people fleeing in panic as explosions and heavy gunfire reverberate through the neighborhood. A police officer says he saw bodies, &quot;but there was no time to count the dead.&quot; Al-Shabab _ the Somalia-based extremist group _ is claiming responsibility. (Security Camera Footage via AP)

The Latest: UN Security Council condemns Kenya attack

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Kenya’s deadly hotel attack: A timeline of how it occurred

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

A wounded member of Kenyan special forces is carried from a US embassy diplomatic vehicle into an ambulance by red cross paramedics at the scene Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. Extremists stormed a luxury hotel in Kenya's capital on Tuesday, setting off thunderous explosions and gunning down people at cafe tables in an attack claimed by Africa's deadliest Islamic militant group (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)

Al-Shabab terror attack in Nairobi shopping district angers Kenyans

By Tonny Onyulo — Special to The Washington Times

This frame taken from video shows a scene of an explosion in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2019. Gunfire and explosions were reported near an upscale hotel complex. (AP Photo/Josphat Kasire)

Extremists attack hotel in Nairobi; al-Shabab claims role

By Joseph Mwihia - Associated Press

This frame taken from video shows a scene of an explosion in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2019. Gunfire and explosions were reported near an upscale hotel complex. (AP Photo/Josphat Kasire)

The Latest: More gunfire heard in Kenya’s capital

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Undercover police are seen at the scene of a blast in Nairobi, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. An upscale hotel complex in Kenya's capital came under attack on Tuesday, with a blast and heavy gunfire. Witnesses and police at the scene called it a terror attack. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

A look at large-scale extremist attacks in Kenya

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

1 freed, 3 others to stand trial over Kenya mall attack

By Associated Press - Associated Press

Year End Africa 2018 - YEAR IN REVIEW. FILE - In this Saturday, June 23, 2018 file photo, Ethiopians rally in solidarity with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Meskel Square in the capital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, shortly before a deadly explosion struck the huge rally. (AP Photo/Mulugeta Ayene, File)

Africa in 2018: An extraordinary peace blooms amid crises

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

In this photo taken Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, prisoner Gibson Makini, 40, center, who aids his fellow inmates in writing legal documents, stands with them in Naivasha Prison in Kenya. Many prisoners are illiterate and poor, with little resources to fight for themselves, but the African Prisons Project is helping some to master basic literacy and study law, turning them into their own legal advocates in countries where such assistance is desperately rare. (AP Photo/Josphat Kasire)

Some Africans are studying their way out of prison

By DESMOND TIRO and JOSPHAT KASIRE - Associated Press

Through scholarship, Kenyan students find home at St. Anne’s

By TYLER HAMMEL - Associated Press

A woman walks past the house where an Italian volunteer who was kidnapped was living, according to villagers, in the village of Chakama, in coastal Kilifi county, Kenya Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018. Gunmen shot indiscriminately, kidnapped the Italian woman and wounded a number of Kenyans late Tuesday according to police. (AP Photo)

Italy woman volunteering with Kenya kids kidnapped by gunmen

By TOM ODULA - Associated Press

Kenya’s Kipkorir wins Athens Marathon

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FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2017, file photo Shalane Flanagan, of the United States, poses for pictures after winning the the women's division of the New York City Marathon in New York. Flanagan, last year, became the first American woman in 40 years to win the NYC Marathon. Desiree Linden followed with a victory in Boston. All of which motivates Molly Huddle for Sunday's race in New York, who was third there in 2016 in her marathon debut. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Re-run: 4 winners from ‘17 to defend titles at NYC Marathon

By MELISSA MURPHY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008 file photo, President of the Kenyan National Olympic Committee and International Olympic Committee executive member, Kipchoge Keino, right, delivers a speech near the town of Eldoret, Kenya. Running great Kip Keino has handed himself over to police and is under arrest following allegations he and six other Kenyan sports and government officials embezzled and misappropriated more than $545,000 set aside for their team at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Keino, former sports minister Hassan Wario and two other former sports ministry officials surrendered to police Thursday and are due in court Friday to plead to charges of corruption and abuse of office. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File )

Kip Keino innocent but reputation has suffered, lawyer says

By MUTWIRI MUTUOTA and GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press