Police hold 12 in relation to Kenyan attacks

Police are holding a total of 12 people for questioning in connection with the attacks in Kenya.

When asked about reports that two of the had claimed to be US passport holders, Peter Claussen, a spokesman at the US embassy, said the embassy had “indications from its own information that this may be correct”.

“We are checking it out, but I am not ready to confirm it,” he said.

The manager of the Le Soleil Beach Club hotel, Ben Wafula, said that of the two people arrested earlier today, the man appeared to be mixed race and the woman was white with blonde hair. He said they appeared to be in their early 20s.

Kenya’s Police Commissioner Philemon Abong’o said officers were questioning another 10 people in connection with the hotel blast.

He said the 10 were picked up in the Mombasa area today but refused to give any more details.