LONDON — (AP) — A member of Britain's armed forces has been arrested in Kenya and U.K. military police are investigating, the Ministry of Defense said Sunday.

The BBC and other British media reported that a British Army soldier was accused of rape.

“We can confirm the arrest of a Service person in Kenya,” the defense ministry said in a statement. “As the matter is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the Defence Serious Crime Command, we will not comment further.”

A U.K.-Kenya defense cooperation agreement allows thousands of British soldiers to train in the East African country each year. About 200 U.K. troops are based there permanently to train Kenyan soldiers.

Some Kenyans have long complained about the soldiers' behavior and the atmosphere around their training camp near

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