FA president escapes assassination attempt

APA-Mogadishu (Somalia) The president of the Somali Football Federation (SFF), Said Mahmoud Nur, was freed on ransom payment hours after he was abducted by unidentified armed menwho wanted to kill him early on Friday morning. The SFF president told APA during an interview shortly after his release that he was driving home when three armed men kidnapped him and drove toward Mogadishu’s south-western outskirts."They told me that they were paid to kill me, then I demanded to pay more for my release," Mahmoud Nur said."They released me after three hours in detention when my father and brothers paid US$3000," he added.The Somali football federation president said the gang refused to disclose the identify of the brain behind this assassination attempt.After his release, Said Mahmoud Nur hired armed men for his protection."I will not go into exile, I am working and will work for my people and country," the president said, lamenting the fact that he needs armed men around him as body guards.Since the beginning of this year, at least 6 sporting individuals were killed in Mogadishu, one of them was the international football referee Abdi Abdullahi Alasow.Most of the Terrorist are from Hawiye tribe (al-shabaab) The leadership is mostly sub-clans of Hawiye (Habar Gidir clan) With The Exception Of OGADEN CLAN (ONLF )own hassan turki(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Hersi) and Abu Mansur a foot soldier from al-Qaeda. Somalia has been at war since 1991, The Horn of Africa nation has been plagued by chaos and clan-based civil war since HAWIYE Warlordism". , TERRORISM. PIRATESM ,TRIBILISM Replaces the Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre administration .While the terrorist threat in Somalia is real, Somalia’s rich history and cultural traditions have helped to prevent the country from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism. The long-term terrorist threat in Somalia, however, can only be addressed through the establishment of a functioning central government