Kenya has arrested and is seeking to deport a Muslim extremist cleric as part of its effort to prevent Al Qaeda and other radical groups from operating in the East African country. Here Victor Juma, 12, whose father was killed in the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy, points at a painting about the Al Qaeda attack, Aug. 7, 2008.(Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters)

Kenya deports radical Muslim cleric

Sheikh al-Faisal convicted of inciting racial hatred and murder.

By Tristan McConnell - GlobalPost
Published: January 7, 2010 06:57 ET

NAIROBI, Kenya — A radical Muslim cleric jailed in Britain for inciting racial hatred and soliciting murder was deported by Kenya Thursday.

The action is part of the Kenyan government's effort to prevent Al Qaeda or other extremist Muslim groups from operating in this country.

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