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Mombasa court releases bomb suspect

A Kenyan court has refused the extradition to the United States of a Kenyan accused of involvement in last year’s embassy bombing. According to news reports, Ali Salim, a mechanic, was released from police custody in Mombasa on Friday. He claimed he had been tortured and unlawfully detained. The high court ordered the immigration department not to allow FBI agents to take Salim out of the country.

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