Kenyan Cleric, Recently Shot, Predicted Death

The radical Kenyan cleric Sheikh Abubakar Shariff, also known as Makaburi, was killed by unknown gunmen Tuesday evening outside Mombasa'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's Muslim community shaken. News reports indicate Mombasa's top police officer...

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