Kenyan police announced on 3 May that they had foiled a major biological attack . The investigation revealed that a group with links to ISIS had been planning to use anthrax . A medical intern at a hospital in the country was arrested and charged with being the head of a “ terror network ... planning large - scale attacks akin to the Westgate Mall attack ” . This refers to the gun attack on the upscale shopping complex in the capital , Nairobi , in September 2013 , in which 67 people died and more than 200 people were injured . Analysis: Alastair Leithead, BBC News, The police did not name the network , but revealed that it stretched countrywide and crossed into Somalia , Sudan and Yemen .
Kenyan police announced on 3 May that they had foiled a major biological attack . The investigation revealed that a group with links to ISIS had been planning to use anthrax . A medical intern at a hospital in the country was arrested and charged with being the head of a “ terror network ... planning large - scale attacks akin to the Westgate Mall attack ” . This refers to the gun attack on the upscale shopping complex in the capital , Nairobi , in September 2013 , in which 67 people died and more than 200 people were injured . The police did not name the network , but revealed that it stretched countrywide and crossed into Somalia , Sudan and Yemen .