Briton held in Kenya after terror alerts

UK ANTI-TERRORISM police have been working with the Kenyan authorities following the arrest of a British national in the country, it has emerged.

The news comes as the Foreign Office (FCO) warned of potentially imminent terrorist attacks in the capital, Nairobi.

Kenya is engaged in military action against al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants in southern Somalia and reportedly killed 50 in an air strike on Saturday. Security has been stepped up in the city.

In an update to its travel advice, the FCO said: “We believe that terrorists may be in the final stages of planning attacks. Attacks could be indiscriminate and target Kenyan institutions as well as places where expatriates and foreign travellers gather, such as hotels and beaches. We strongly advise British nationals to exercise extra vigilance and caution in public places.”

The FCO gave only brief details of the arrest.