Somalia Government Condemns Calls for More Suicide Attacks

Somali's government has sharply condemned an opposition leader's call for more suicide attacks against the administration as well as the African Union peacekeeping mission (AMISOM). his comes after Hassan Dahir Aweys leader of the Hizbul Islam rebels urged his followers to increase bombings following last week's suicide attacks that killed several AMISOM troops. Hard-line insurgent group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attacks at AMISOM's headquarters in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Washington describes al-Shabab as a terrorist group with strong ties to Al Qaeda. Somali government spokesman Abdi Kadir Walayo said that the government is prepared to thwart any more suicide bombings."You know the government's position is clear, and the government does not encourage war mongering. And such a statement the government condemns categorically," Walayo said.He said Somalis are tired of the escalating violence."The people of Somalia especially the people living in the capital and its surroundings, they are sick of war and now they want to get peace," he said.Walayo described calls for more suicide attacks as unpatriotic..MORE..http://www.voanews.com/english/Africa/2009-09-21-voa3.cfm