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| Africa Horn |
| Somalia: Massive cleanup after botched attack on SW state leader |
| 2015-11-13 |
| AFGOOYE, Somalia -- Somali intelligence service and heavily armed security forces have conducted massive clean-up operation on Mogadishu-Afgooye road after botched attempt on the life of Southwest State President, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, witnesses confirmed. The soldiers in armored personnel carriers made searches and arrested many suspects in the operation. Intelligence reports show that explosives were tracked in advance and might possibly have been prepared in the area. At least two cars packed full of explosives tried to ram into a convoy carrying Adan on Wednesday. Southwest state leader escaped unharmed from the pre-planned suicide attack according to aides. As has been the case, Somali Adan replaced heroic Lower Shabelle Governor Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur (Siidi) with Ibrahim Adan Ali on the same day. Siidi has been known for uttering harsh words; more often against Al Qaeda inspired militants. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 made searches and arrested |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2015-11-13 08:58 |