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Tag Archives: Somali

Somali survivors tell of restaurant siege by rebels; 31 dead
Africa / International News

Somali survivors tell of restaurant siege by rebels; 31 dead

Posted on 06/15/17 by mgecho14

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamic extremists attacked a popular Somalia restaurant in an overnight siege and killed 31 people — many at point-blank range — before they were slain by security forces, police said Thursday. Survivors described harrowing scenes of hiding under tables and behind curtains as the five gunmen hunted for victims in the … Continue reading →

Dual Somali-US citizen elected president in historic vote
Africa

Dual Somali-US citizen elected president in historic vote

Posted on 02/10/17 by ehammondweb

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A former prime minister who holds dual Somali-U.S. citizenship was elected Somalia’s president on Wednesday, declaring a new “era of unity” as he took on the daunting task of bringing the long-chaotic country its first fully functioning central government in a quarter-century. Fears of attacks by the Islamic extremist al-Shabab dogged … Continue reading →

Suspect in Kansas bombing plot calls hearing ‘ridiculous’
Africa

Suspect in Kansas bombing plot calls hearing ‘ridiculous’

Posted on 10/31/16 by rchammiel

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man accused of plotting to bomb a western Kansas apartment complex where 120 Somali immigrants live told The Associated Press on Monday that federal prosecutors waited until 10 minutes before his detention hearing to share their evidence with his defense attorney. Patrick Stein called the AP from jail in response … Continue reading →

Local / Virginia

Federal appeals court upholds 2 Somali pirates’ convictions

Posted on 04/06/15 by dee6williams

  NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two Somali pirates convicted in the shooting deaths of four Americans aboard a yacht off the coast of Africa got a fair trial, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the convictions of Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani … Continue reading →

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