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AU peacekeepers begin de-mining Mogadishu
2007-05-14
(SomaliNet) The African Union peacekeepers from Uganda in Somalia began Sunday demining mission in the capital - Mogadishu, one of the voilent cities in the world. The spokesman for the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia Captian Paddy Ankunda told reporters this morning that the Ugandan peacekeepers started cleaning land mines from the capital. "we are doing this because the government soldiers are not trained to remove mines," said Ankund.

He asked Somali people to help the AU soldiers to do thier job safely and smoothly because landmines claimed and will claim the lives of many people. In today's mision, three landmines have been removed from Yaqshid neighborhood, one of the areas hit by the recent fighting in north of Mogadishu. The move followed yesterday's bomb attack in south of the capital killing four of the government security forces.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Good idea, Redneck Jim. Allan's will, an' all that...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2007-05-14 10:40  

#3  I believe the Soviet marching while locked arm to arm mine clearing method using a lot of islamic "volunteers" is the most efficacious.
Posted by: ed   2007-05-14 07:58  

#2  I suggest they use those rats the Belgians have trained to send to Mozambique to find mines. Just seems more appropriate - sending rats to Mogadishu. Like coals to Newcastle.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2007-05-14 07:53  

#1   the Ugandan peacekeepers started cleaning land mines from the capital.

Perhaps i'm misreading that, the City is mined?
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2007-05-14 06:11  

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