Police have captured a man who allegedly took part in the 1998 bombing of the American embassy in Kenya.
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Sheikkh Ahmed Salim Swedan
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Sheikkh Ahmed Salim Swedan, who has suspected ties to Osama bin Laden, was arrested in Mandera.
His name appears on a list of the '22 Most Wanted' terrorists issued by the US.
Swedan was arrested "over concerns for the security of the country". He is being questioned but has not been charged.
British Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair has identified Swedan as one of two al-Qaida operatives who bought a truck used in the August 1998 Nairobi embassy bombing in which 219 people were killed, including 12 Americans.
Another 12 people were killed in a simultaneous bombing of the US embassy in Dar-es-Salaam in neighbouring Tanzania.
Four people were tried and convicted in New York in connection with both embassy bombings which US authorities claim were masterminded by Osama bin Laden, who is under indictment for the attacks.
Kenya handed over two of the four men to US authorities within a week of the Nairobi bombing.
PA