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‘White Widow’ terrorist behind all-female bomb and knife attack on police station in Kenya

Police in Kenya believe 'White Widow' terror suspect Samantha Lewthwaite brainwashed the six women involved in the horrific attack on officers

White widow terrorist Samantha Lewthwaite

"WHITE Widow" terror suspect Samantha Lewthwaite was behind a bomb and knife attack at a police station in Kenya, it was claimed last night.

Lewthwaite, 32, is already one of the world's "most wanted" over links to a string of Islamic extremist bomb plots in Africa.

White widow terrorist Samantha Lewthwaite
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Police suspect 'White Widow' terror suspect Samantha Lewthwaite was behind the attack in KenyaCredit: Enterprise News and Pictures

And yesterday it was alleged she had brainwashed six female cell members into planning Sunday's attempted carnage in the coastal city of Mombasa.

Three plotters had turned up at the police station where they told cops they needed to report a stolen mobile phone.

But minutes later one woman hurled a petrol bomb at police while another tried to slash an officer with a knife.

The bodies of the women who attacked the police station in Mombasa
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The bodies of the women who attacked the police station in MombasaCredit: EPA
Three women were shot while a further three were arrested in connection to the incident
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Three women were shot while a further three were arrested in connection to the incidentCredit: EPA

All three were shot and killed and three others were arrested at a nearby safehouse.

Kenyan sources said police had recovered a "mine" of paperwork - including a pledge of allegiance to ISIS.

Emails recovered from laptops and phones also showed possible communication with Lewthwaite.

One police source told Kenya's Star newspaper: "A cyber crime unit will be finalising the contents soon.

"But primary findings indicate Lewthwaite could have a hand in this." Lewthwaite, originally from Aylesbury, Bucks, is believed to have become a senior member of Al-Shabaab since slipping into Kenya under a false name five years ago.

The women pretended they wanted to report a missing mobile phone before launching the attack
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The women pretended they wanted to report a missing mobile phone before launching the attackCredit: AP:Associated Press

The Somali-based terror group has pledged allegiance to al-Qaeda in the past.

But ISIS is known to have been actively trying to recruit in East Africa in recent months, meaning the women may have been inspired to act in its name.

The Central Police Station in Mombasa where the attack took place
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The Central Police Station in Mombasa where the attack took placeCredit: EPA

Naima Mohammed, Saida Ali and Shukri Ali were arrested and charged with terror offences on Tuesday, Kenyan police said.

Soldier's daughter Lewthwaite was married to 7/7 plotter Germaine Lindsay.

Kenyan soldiers arrive at the police station in the aftermath of the attack
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Kenyan soldiers arrive at the police station in the aftermath of the attackCredit: EPA

He killed 26 people and blew himself up when his rucksack bomb detonated on a tube travelling between King's Cross and Russell Square.

Lewthwaite later told The Sun he had "been tricked into his actions by extremists".

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