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How fleeing Al-Qaeda terrorist blew own cover in Malindi

MOMBASA: The dreaded Al-Qaeda mastermind Harun Abdullah Fazul blew his cover when he left behind his shaving machine, as he fled from his hideout in Malindi to escape arrest by Kenyan authorities, a Mombasa court has been told.

Prosecutor Dominic Mate said investigators used the item to harvest the fugitive's DNA which proved a perfect match with that of his two children.

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