N.O.R.F Posted January 19, 2005 Militias from the Islamic courts set up in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, are destroying a colonial Italian cemetery. They say that Islam does not allow tombs and are digging up the graves and discarding the human remains. The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan in Mogadishu says that children have been seen playing with human bones. Somalia has not had a functioning national government since 1991 and rival militias have divided it into a patchwork of rival fiefdoms. Local radio reports say that there are thousands of graves at the cemetery, of which some 700 have been destroyed. The Islamic courts were set up by businessmen in Mogadishu to bring some semblance of law and order to a city without a police force. A new Somali government has been named in neighbouring Kenya and it is due to start relocating to Mogadishu on 1 February. During the 14 years of anarchy, much of the city has been destroyed by looters, who recycle and sell anything they can find - even the metal rods used to reinforce concrete. The looters mostly work for one of the warlords who takes a cut of their profit. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/default.stm :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jacaylbaro Posted January 19, 2005 Sad news indeed ,,, instead of thinking a development our ppl are only thinking to destroy things and to loot ,,,,,, Ilaahay ha inoo sahlo ,,, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wiilo Posted January 19, 2005 Somehow I have tend to Question everything about the BBC News Lately. Is this true? well, if its true then its really sad news,,,,, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
