Man Arrested After Found With Rocket Launcher

Nairobi , Dec. 16, 2005 (Reuters) – Police in northeastern Kenya said on Friday they have arrested a Kenyan man of Somali origin for possessing a rocket launcher.

"We have him in custody. He was found with what we call a rocket launcher. We are still investigating," said Julius Kitili, the officer commanding the police division in Wajir, about 450km north-east of Nairobi .

In 2002, militants in Kenya fired two Strela 2 rocket launchers, narrowly missing an Israeli charter flight just outside Mombasa .

Kitili said the man, Mohamed Yusuf, will be taken to a local court, and contrary to media reports, terrorism was not one of the charges he would face.

"We have no evidence for that. He will be charged in court in Wajir," Kitili said without giving details of the charges against Mohamed.

Kitili said Mohamed was alone when he was arrested.

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