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Kenya jails two Iranians for life for plotting attacks


    NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan court sentenced two Iranian men to life in prison on Monday after they were found guilty of possessing 15 kg (33 pounds) of explosives and planning to carry out bombings in Kenyan cities last year.

    Ahmad Mohammed and Sayed Mousavi were found guilty last week by the court. They were arrested in Nairobi in June. Kenyan investigators said at the time of their arrest that it was unclear whether the pair had ties to al Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia or were part of another network.

    (Reporting by Humphrey Malalo; Writing by James Macharia; Editing by Edmund Blair and Janet Lawrence)