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Briton arrested in Mombasa trying to fly to London with 42 bullets


A British citizen was held by police at Moi International Airport in Mombasa for being in possession of 42 rounds of ammunition.

Surone Abdiwahid Faiza, 27, was stopped at the screening point at 4.10am Thursday.

The woman of Somali origin had two magazines; one had 10 bullets of 9mm calibre and the other had 32 bullets of the same calibre.

These type of ammunitions are commonly used in small arms like pistols.

The woman was scheduled to travel to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and later board a Kenya Airways flight 625 to London.

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