Malindi medical students linked to ISIS to face terror charges

Mohamed Shukri and Abdulrazak Abdulnuur were arrested by anti-terror police in Malindi after allegedly trying to join an ISIS cell in Somalia, August 29, 2016 /FILE
Mohamed Shukri and Abdulrazak Abdulnuur were arrested by anti-terror police in Malindi after allegedly trying to join an ISIS cell in Somalia, August 29, 2016 /FILE

Two medical students arrested in Malindi for alleged links with the Islamic State are expected in court on Monday.

Mohamed Shukri and Abdulrazak Abdinuur were arrested in Malindi on Sunday during a joint operation by Mombasa and Nairobi anti-terror police.

The two are attached to Malindi subcounty hospital.

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Anti-terror police officers are also looking for a third student who evaded arrest on Sunday.

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