Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Islamist militant threat paralyses Mogadishu airport


on Wednesday after militant Somali Islamists threatened to attack any planes using it.
Staff at the airport said carriers using the sea-front facility in south Mogadishu had decided not to take any risk following the threat by al Shabaab to target aircraft landing or taking off after midnight on Tuesday.
Al Shabaab, which is on Washington's list of terrorist groups, is spearheading an insurgency against the Somali government and its Ethiopian military backe more..http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LH410374.htm

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