02/04/2014
Kenyan Cleric, Recently Shot, Predicted Death
Mohammed Yusuf NAIROBI ? The radical Kenyan cleric Sheikh Abubakar Shariff, also known as Makaburi, was killed by unknown gunmen Tuesday evening outside Mombasa#39;s Shanzu Law Courts. Accused by U.S. and U.N. officials of supporting Somalia-based al-Shabab militants, Makaburi was connected with controversial Masjid Musa Mosque, where Kenyan security forces recently carried out a series of deadly raids, leaving the city#39;s Muslim community shaken. News reports indicate Mombasa#39;s top police officer Robert Kitur recently defended the raids, telling Justice Edward Mureithi of Mombasa#39;s High Court that the facility was stormed only after quot;intelligence that some extremists were...
