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Kenya Said to Close Border With Somalia

Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:05:19 AM

Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister Raphael Tuju speaks at a press conference during which he said that Kenya is encouraged by the latest developments in Somalia in Nairobi, Wednesday, Jan, 3, 2007. Somalia's transitional government troops, backed by Ethiopian forces, routed over the past 14 days the country's Islamic group that had controlled much of southern Somalia, including the capital, Mogadishu.(AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya said Thursday it has closed its border with Somalia in an apparent effort to keep Islamic militants and refugees from entering the country.

"The Kenyan border is officially closed," Foreign Affairs Minister Raphael Tuju told The Associated Press, but he did not say when the decision was made or how the border would remain closed.

Kenya has sent extra troops to its northern frontier with Somalia.


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