This should come as no surprise, as we noted here in October that Somalis in Canada were returning home to wage jihad. “Kenya arrests as many as 2 men with Canadian passports: reports,” from CBC News, with thanks to Kemaste:
As many as two Somali Islamic fighters who claim to be Canadian were among 10 fighters arrested by Kenyan police, according to separate reports Tuesday.
The 10 were arrested on Monday at the Liboi border crossing in Kenya as they tried to flee Somalia, the Kenya Daily Nation reported.
Two were reportedly carrying Canadian passports, while the remaining eight were said to have Eritrean passports. According to the newspaper, all 10 militants were being detained in the Kenyan town of Garissa. It is not known whether they have been charged.
A Canadian Press report, however, said only one man with a Canadian passport had been detained. The report quotes Kenya police spokesman Gideon Kibunja.
“It’s difficult to judge if they are Islamic Courts fighters, but a number of them were Eritrean and one had a Canadian passport,” Kibunja said.
Foreign Affairs officials in Canada told CBC News on Tuesday that they were aware of the Kenya Daily Nation report, but they would not comment until they had more information.