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British national arrested by Kenya Police in Westgate Mall attack aftermath
Lewthwaite, whose husband was one of the suicide bombers who attacked London’s transport network in 2005, is wanted by Kenyan police for alleged involvement with al-Shabaab, which has claimed responsibility for the Nairobi attack.
Intelligence chiefs have warned for some time about British Muslims travelling to Somalia and Yemen for terrorist training.
Jermaine Grant, a 30-year-old Muslim convert from London, is currently on trial in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa accused of ties to the al-Shabaab and plotting attacks.
Grant was arrested in December 2011 in possession of chemicals, batteries and switches that prosecutors claim were intended to make explosives. It is suspected that he worked with Lewthwaite.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced an end to the 80-hour bloodbath in Nairobi late Tuesday, with the loss of 61 civilians and six members of the security forces.
He said five attackers were killed and 11 suspects detained.
Copyright 2013 AFP
