MOGADISHU (AFP) — A dozen Somali gunmen wearing government uniforms snatched two French security advisors from their hotel rooms in Mogadishu, officials and witnesses said Tuesday.he pair was "helping the federal transition government of Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in security matters," the French foreign ministry said in a statement.It added that all the appropriate French agencies had been mobilised to find them, giving no further details about the two.In Somalia, a senior government official who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity said the two had been training the country's intelligence services."They were invited by the defence ministry to do some training for their counterparts in the Somali intelligence services. They have been in Somalia nine days," the official added.No group claimed responsibility for the abduction, which took place in unusual circumstances since the gunmen encountered little resistance when they entered the Sahafi hotel where the two were staying."More than 10 gunmen on a military vehicle stormed the hotel early this morning. They disarmed the security guards and then went straight for the foreigners' rooms," Mohamed Ali, a police officer, told AFP...more..http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ho1g0p0mf-XeQIPrESU5UMoC6Lxg
Witnesses: 2 French journalists?? aka 2 French security advisers Seized in Somalia by Terrorist hawiye Kidnappers
Witnesses: 2 French journalists?? aka 2 French security advisers Seized in Somalia by Terrorist hawiye Kidnappers
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