Three robed women tricked their way into a Mombasa police station where they stabbed one officer and set fire to the building with a petrol bomb before being shot dead, an officer and a witness said on Sunday. Under the pretext of reporting a stolen phone, the women walked into the police station on Saturday morning, a knife and petrol bomb concealed in their traditional Buibui robes. Police did not say which group the suspects were linked to but Mohamed said the women pledged allegiance to al Shabaab. "They shouted saying they were al Shabaab and recited the Arabic slogan 'Allahu Akbar' even as police fired bullets at them. Somalia's al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for attacks in Mombasa and other parts of Kenya, saying this was retaliation for Kenya sending troops to Somalia.

Source: Egypt Independent September 11, 2016 20:15 UTC