Announcing the seizure of rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers, heavy machine-guns and AK-47 rifles during the raids, a spokesman for the transitional government said the rule of law rather than the gun would prevail in the future."This city will not be a hideout for freelance gunmen. The days of terrorising people are over," said Abdirahman Dinari Sunday. "The government is determined to enhance security in Mogadishu and the safety of our people is a priority."
The scale of the task ahead was further underlined Sunday when troops ended up seizing weapons during a raid on one of Mogadishu's hospitals. "They entered the hospital building and then they took all the weapons from the guards. I saw more than ten AK-47s taken from the guards," a member of the private Arafat hospital's staff told AFP on condition of anonymity.
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