Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Somalis march to celebrate bin Laden death in a country where militants are allied to al-Qaida (EXCLUSIVE PICTURES)


MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hundreds of Somalis marched through the country's capital on Wednesday to celebrate the death of Osama bin Laden, the shadowy al-Qaida leader they blamed for starting a trend of suicide attacks in the country.The demonstrators chanted in the Somali language "terror, terror go away, little kids want to play." They also burned a flag they said was an al-Qaida flag."Osama is dead. No more terror funding, no more al-Shabab, no more terrorists," one banner read, referring to Somalia's most dangerous militant group.The pro-government demonstrators walked through the government-controlled area of Mogadishu and were guarded by government troops.Bin Laden was killed early Monday during a raid by U.S. commandos on a house outside Islamabad, Pakistan."His death will be a milestone for world peace," said a march participant, Mohamed Said. "He was the starter, driver and investor behind my countrymen's deaths."Members of al-Shabab have pledged allegiance to bin Laden and al-Qaida. A spokesman for the group, which counts hundreds of foreign fighters among its ranks, threatened attacks in retaliation for bin Laden's death StarTribune




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  1. Thanks for posting this! It was brave of them to celebrate, and the world needs to see how those who are being forced to live under al-Qaeda/al-Shabaab feel about bin Laden's death.

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