DAR AL HARB - U.K.: BRITISH JIHADISTS RETURNING TO BRITAIN AFTER FIGHTING IN SOMALIA AND BEING CAPTURED BY KENYAN AUTHORITIES

Britons suspected of fighting with Islamic forces in Somalia returning home

LONDON: Four Britons seized in Kenya and suspected of fighting alongside Somalia's ousted Islamic movement were preparing to be deported Monday, Britain's Foreign Office said.

The men were seized in January on the Somali border after escaping advancing Ethiopian troops who, together with Somali government troops, ousted the Islamic militants.

At least 10 foreigners were held in Kenyan custody, including the Britons, two Americans, a Frenchman and a Tunisian woman, according to Kenyan officials.

Britain's Foreign Office said four men had been handed to officials in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday and would be deported.

A Metropolitan police spokeswoman could not confirm whether the men would be arrested on their arrival in Britain in connection with their activities in Somalia.

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