A worldwide alert was issued for the arrest of the Northern Irish terror suspect dubbed the “White Widow”.
Samantha Lewthwaite |
The “Red Notice” for the arrest of Samantha Lewthwaite — who was married to one of the perpetrators of the London bombings on July 7th 2005 — was issued by Interpol at the request of the Kenyan authorities. The death toll remained at 67 civilians and members of the security forces. In addition, officials have also previously said five attackers were killed.
The warrant of arrest however relates to charges of possessing explosives and conspiracy to commit a felony dating back to December 2011, and it makes no mention of the Nairobi shopping mall attack, despite intense speculation linking her to the incident.
A Red Notice — or internationally wanted persons alert — notifies police forces around