Somalia’s already difficult security situation is under more pressure after a suicide bomber killed the country’s security chief, Omar Hashi Aden, and 10 other people including Somali diplomats, at a hotel in Beledweyne, 400 km north of Mogadishu, near the border with Ethiopia. Al Shabab, presumed to have links to Al Qaeda, claimed the attack. They are one of several militant groups fighting the fragile government, which has United Nations support. Aid agencies say one-third of the population is unable to feed itself and needs outside help, reports the BBC. All Africa
Posted by Ellen Wallace on 19 June 2009 at 7:34 | permalink
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Tags: Al Qaeda, Al Shabab, Ethiopia, Omar Hashi Aden, Somalia
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