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Somalia: Curfew imposed on Afgoie town, security raids
(SomaliNet) The security forces in Afgoie town, 30km south of the Somalia capital Mogadishu launched massive security operations today destroying all the illegal business centers close to the municipal office in the town following yesterdays bomb attack, which killed the deputy, chairman of the town Hassan Ahmed Hassan and other civilians and wounded four others. The commander of the security forces in Afgoie town Ali Habad said today the move was to assure the security and find the peace killers. A curfew, which starts 8:00pm to 5:00am, has been imposed on Afgoie town last night after the killing of the deputy chairman. We will continue clearing the kiosks around the government offices in order to prevent any attackers, said Habad. We are telling the business people not to approach government buildings because the militant groups might hid through the kiosks, Afgoie town in Lower Shabelle region, south of Somalia is a farmland alongside the banks of the Shabelle River, which runs through southern regions. Posted by: Fred 2007-07-17 |
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