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Anti-terror police arrest Yemeni soldier in Likoni

Security personnel in Mombasa have arrested a military officer from the Yemeni army at Likoni ferry channel crossing for questioning.

The man detained in Mombasa was identified as Walid Ahmed Sultan from documents seized on him, but police have not explained why he was arrested. An intelligence source told The Standard on Saturday that a resident alerted security authorities about the man when he began asking about Yemen-bound ships.

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