**Somali Islamists will avenge the killing by US forces of a top al-Qaeda suspect in Somalia, a top al-Shabab commander has told the BBC.**Kenyan-born Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan is believed to have been killed in a US military helicopter raid.
US agents have been hunting Nabhan for years over attacks on a hotel and an Israeli airliner in Kenya in 2002.
It is believed he fled to Somalia after the attacks and was working with the al-Shabab group.
The al-Shabab commander, who spoke on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak publicly, said the insurgents would retaliate against the US interests.