KENYA: Britain and the US have warned of possible further terrorist strikes in eastern Africa as the investigation into last week's attacks in Kenya homed in on al-Qaeda. From Declan Walsh, in Nairobi
The British High Commission in Nairobi said there was an increased terrorist threat in Kenya and nationals should be vigilant, especially in Nairobi.
On Saturday the US State Department warned Americans that Djibouti, a tiny country bordering Ethiopia currently hosting US troops, could also be targeted.
Yesterday Israel repeated its assertion that al-Qaeda was the prime suspect in the twin attacks on Israeli tourists, although the Defence Minister, Mr Shaul Mofaz, admitted there was no concrete evidence.
Yesterday Kenyan and Israeli experts attempted to piece together the remains of the green Mitsubishi jeep used in the attack on the Paradise Hotel north of Mombasa. Mr Charles Jamu said they had found parts of two gas cylinders believed to have been fastened to the underside of the vehicle to amplify the explosion.
Police have recovered the vehicle's number plate but have not yet been able to identify the owner.
They are also searching for a second jeep used in the missile attack that is believed not to have left the country.
The hunt for attack suspects is proving fruitless and has raised doubts about the competence of Kenyan police.
Of the 12 people detained in the aftermath of the attacks, two - a married couple resident in Florida - were released over the weekend. Police admit they have no evidence against the others, four Somalis and six Pakistanis.
Ms Alicia Kalhammer (31) and her Spanish husband, Mr Jose Tena (26) were arrested on Thursday when they checked out of their beachfront hotel 90 minutes after the suicide bombing.
The evidence against eight of the other detainees, whose arrest in Mombasa Harbour last Friday was touted as a breakthrough, is also unclear.
The men had arrived by boat from Somalia, Kenya's war-wracked neighbour which is also home to al-Itihaad al-Islamiya, a radical Islamic group the US suspects of participating in the attacks.
But yesterday Mr Mir Mohamed, a Pakistani national and colleague of the detainees, said the five Pakistanis and three Somalis were shark fishermen who had been forced into port after their boat starting taking water.
The attacks have again highlighted the vulnerability of Kenya to terrorist attacks. A 1998 al-Qaeda attack on the US embassy in Nairobi left 219 dead and around 5,000 injured.
Yesterday Kenyans were once again burying their dead. The first funerals of the 10 local victims, most of them traditional dancers who had been welcoming tourists to the Paradise Hotel, took place.
Porous borders, rampant corruption and the cover of a large Muslim community allow Islamic extremists to move freely in and out of the largely peaceful east African nation.