More Terrorism in Kenya; Interpol Alert for ‘White Widow’ Samantha Lewthwaite

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Britain’s terrorist ‘White Widow,’ Samantha Lewthwaite.

There were two new terrorist attacks in Kenya yesterday and today, and now there is an international search for a suspected leader:

An INTERPOL Red Notice, or internationally wanted persons alert, has been issued for UK national Samantha Lewthwaite at the request of authorities in Kenya.
Lewthwaite, aged 29, who is also believed to use the alias ‘Natalie Webb’, is wanted by Kenya on charges of being in possession of explosives and conspiracy to commit a felony dating back to December 2011.
Circulated to all 190 INTERPOL member countries, the Red Notice represents one of INTERPOL’s most powerful tools in tracking international fugitives.

Earlier this week I reported suspicion that Lewthwaite had led the attack on Nairobi’s Westgate mall, and now the New York Times reports:

Several witnesses said that one attacker was a Caucasian woman who slipped out of the mall after instructing other assailants whom to shoot. Kenyan officials said that a British woman, Samantha Lewthwaite, who converted to Islam and married a man who became a suicide bomber, might have been involved.
On Thursday, Interpol issued an international arrest notice for Ms. Lewthwaite. The notice, requested by the Kenyan government, did not mention the mall massacre and said that Ms. Lewthwaite has been wanted since 2011 on charges of possessing explosives and conspiracy to commit a felony. In Kenya and Britain, Ms. Lewthwaite is frequently referred to as the “white widow.”
Several Western officials said they had heard reports from the Kenyan military that some of the victims in the mall had been beheaded and butchered with knives. Kenyan officials declined to comment, but one Western security adviser, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said “I fully expect it.”

(Hat-tip: Memeorandum.)

 

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  5. There was a young looney named Sam
    Whose baby daddy went up with a BAM!
    So Sam took the reins of a terrorist cell
    Won’t be long she’ll be cookin’ in hell

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