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| Allied forces search for weapons in Mogadishu |
| 2007-02-18 |
| (SomaliNet) The security forces of the transitional federal government in Somalia with the help of the Ethiopian troops on Saturday began security operations in the capital searching for weapons. The allied forces set up roadblocks on the main streets of southern Mogadishu. The search operations have taken place in two main roads in Hodan district, south of the Somalia capital Mogadishu. The forces have been seen stopping all cars, seeking for weapons and explosives. The move came as unidentified gunmen have fired rocket propel grenades at the Ethiopian forces stationing in former Digfer hospital, south of the capital last night. Salad Ali Jelle, the deputy defense minister said today that the security forces will continue searching in all neighborhoods of Mogadishu to find the suspects of the surge attacks. “The government will be hunting down all the terror groups hiding in the capital,” said Jelle. During the search operation, the forces found no weapons. They also made house-to-house search in some villages of southern Mogadishu. |
| Posted by:Fred |