Kenyan security forces have arrested two Kenyan men with links to Iran on suspicion of planning attacks in the East African nation, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
The ministry originally identified both men as Iranians, but a spokesman later said it had issued that detail in error and the two men had links to Iran, not Iranian nationality.
"The two men, Abubakar Sadiq Louw and Yassin Sambai Juma, have admitted to conspiring to mount terror attacks against Western targets in Kenya," the ministry said.
It said their targets included "hotels in Nairobi frequented by Western tourists and diplomats."
Louw, 69, was a Kenyan passport holder and a prominent figure in Nairobi's Shi'ite Muslim community, the ministry said in the statement.
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