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| Africa: Horn |
| 11 Murdered in Somali Capital |
| 2004-06-29 |
| Eleven militiamen were murdered Sunday in a battle to control a checkpoint south of Mogadishu, press reports said yesterday. The fighting began after a group of militiamen used heavy weapons to take control of the checkpoint from rival militiamen. âThe incident took place late Sunday, claiming 11 men and wounding scores others,â said Hassan Mohamed Hashi, a former army officer. âThe battle ...was purely motivated by greed,â said Ahmed Yasin Mohamud, a resident of the area. According to the reports, the attack was prompted by residentsâ complaints that the militiamen were charging them high protection fees while failing to curb insecurity in southern Mogadishu. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 Heavens ta mergatroid, clashing warlords! Where will it end? |
| Posted by: Robert 2004-06-29 6:15:19 PM |
| #4 "Purely motivated by greed" huh? Boy that sure is worse than if it were motivated by a desire to dominate people, or perhaps out of revenge, spite or hatred. THAT would REALLY have sucked. |
| Posted by: Mac 2004-06-29 2:39:56 PM |
| #3 I think they call this a "slow day" in Mogadishu. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-06-29 10:56:24 AM |
| #2 Maybe the new group will squeegee your windshield as they hold you up - kind of as a PR Move/reach-around. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-06-29 3:03:12 AM |
| #1 According to the reports, the attack was prompted by residentsâ complaints that the militiamen were charging them high protection fees while failing to curb insecurity in southern Mogadishu. "Guys, your service is inadequate, so we're terminating your checkpoint concession contract - permanently." |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-06-29 2:52:34 AM |