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Somali force demolish houses near Mogadishu airport
26 Mar 26, 2010 - 4:30:54 AM
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Somali police force demolished several homestead built near the Mogadishu Airport after reports emerged that they were funded and used by Al-Shabaab insurgent group.
The force, which was acting on order from Mogadishu local administration, razed down all the houses on what the officials said was plans to avert a possible attack on the airport carried within the area by the insurgents.
"The houses were demolished so as to tighten the security around the airport,” said Mogadishu’s council Secretary General Abdikafi Hilowle.
Col. Abdullahi Hassan Barise, Police Spokesman told the reporters that the insurgent group Al-Shabaab funded the construction of the houses near the airport so that I can use to carry out its attacks.
"It was a counter-plan if we look on one side, the other side is maintaining the security of the government-controlled areas. The government will relocated those affected by relocated to Medina district,” he said.
However, the affected population says the operation was conducted in an unethical manner where the police forcible uprooted the innocent civilians and demolished the houses early in the morning.
“I and my six children are homeless now, we don’t where to spend tonight which is our biggest nightmare". "We built our houses here because we felt it is more secure than any other place,” said Muhubo Nur, one of the mothers whose house was demolished.
The order to demolish the houses was issued by President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh, according to district commissioner of Hamarjajab.
GAROWE ONLINE
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