MOMBASA: Three foreigners facing terrorism charges at home have been charged with illegally entering Kenya and are set to be deported, lawyers and officials said yesterday.

Court documents identified two of the men, Ben Abdalla Ismail and Rachid Benimari, as French nationals. A third, Mustapha Bouyabaren, was said to be Belgian. The men are believed to have arrived in Kenya from Somalia, where a brutal insurgency is raging. The suspects pleaded guilty to being in Kenya illegally.Police said they were expected to be sent home where they are reported to face charges connected to terrorism.