joint press conference
Mogadishu, July 15 — Somali security forces have arrested 89 people
suspected to be having links with Al Qaeda-affiliated terror outfit
Al-Shabaab, The men were arrested in the capital Mogadishu.The
raids were part of efforts to strengthen security of the capital ahead
of a crucial meeting to ratify a draft constitution for Somalia.They
were carried out by a joint force comprising the police, Somali army , the national
intelligence agency and the army, the information ministry said."The
forces cordoned off suspected terrorist hideouts in several
neighbourhoods as part of a series of night raids in the capital city of
Mogadishu. A total of 89 Al-Shabaab terrorist suspects were arrested
and remain in custody," a ministry statement said."The objective
of the raid was to weed out the remnants of the Al Qaeda-affiliated
terror group, in the wake of numerous roadmap activities being held in
Mogadishu that will pave the way for the return of permanent and
representative government," the government said in a statement. via nydailynews.com
house-to-house search confiscated weapons
house-to-house search confiscated weapons
Arrested Al Qaeda-affiliated suspects were displayed during a joint press conference in Yaqshid district
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