Somali town cleared of radicals

Islamists fighting Somalia's UN-backed government have lost control of a town - the second such loss in recent days.
Commanders from a local militia group say they took Luq town, near the Ethiopia border, without a fight.
On Monday Ahlu Sunna drove radicals out of the nearby town of Bulo Hawo as part of a continuing offensive.
Analysts say the development is a significant reversal of fortune for the radical Islamists, who have been fighting to overthrow the government.
Thousands of civilians have been killed and more than a million driven from their homes because of fighting in the past two years.
On Tuesday, the UN said Somalia was now the world's most dangerous country for aid workers.
Forty-two workers have been killed since January 2008 and a further 33 abducted, the UN said.
Foreign fighters
In recent days, Somali militias opposed to hard-line Islamists have stepped up a campaign to drive their fighters out of towns in the south-western province of Gedo. ..more..http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8209381.stm