![]() ![]() ![]() Police believe that they were members of a terror cell planning attacks on tourist targets along Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast. Lewthwaite was charged in absentia on similar counts to Grant, including the possession of explosive materials and conspiracy to cause an explosion. The 30-year-old Muslim convert is facing charges related to terrorism, including the possession of bomb-making materials. It raises the intriguing possibility that Lewthwaite may have learned bomb-making skills from her husband and passed on her knowledge to Grant. Police discovered the items in the home of Jermaine Grant, an alleged accomplice of Lewthwaite, after his arrest in December 2011. The equipment was similar to that used by the London suicide bombers on July 7, 2005. Meanwhile a court in Mombasa, Kenya, trying a Briton with alleged links to Lewthwaite heard yesterday that bomb-making equipment was found in the man’s home. Miss Jain’s brother Pramsu was shot dead by armed Islamists as he watched his sister take part in a cookery competition organised by a radio station in the rooftop car park of the mall. One boy was wearing a bandanna and carrying a guitar case out of which he pulled a gun.” “She said she saw her there with two other men. “She described the men and says she saw a white lady. She said they were just not considering anyone, if the bullet doesn’t touch you, you’re lucky, otherwise that’s it. Geetika Saxena, Miss Jain’s head teacher, said: “Poorvi said she saw these men just going around 360 degrees with their guns. She has been on the run in east Africa for two years after allegedly plotting to attack Western targets in Kenya.ĭr. Lewthwaite, 29, is the widow of the 7/7 bomber Germaine Lindsay. Her account is the latest piece of evidence which suggests that British terrorism suspect Samantha Lewthwaite may have been part of the al-Shabaab gang that killed as many as 130 people, including at least six Britons, during a four-day siege. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. ![]()
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