kingofkings Posted May 17, 2012 HARGEISA, At least 7 people were killed and scores injured after a land dispute turned violent between civilians and Somaliland’s armed security forces in the northern breakaway region’s capital, Hargeisa, Radio Garowe reports. The dispute was over land that belonged to the former government of President Siad Barre. According to local sources in Hargeisa the Somaliland government sold the disputed land to a businessman. The alleged owners of the disputed land, took the case to court but their appeal was turned down by the Somaliland courts. According to Hargeisa media the clashes erupted after Somaliland authorities tried to evict the alleged owners of the land. The clashes led to 5 deaths including 3 police officers and two civilians. After the conflict paused a British trained and heavily armed unit was called in to disperse the angry crowd that gathered in the New Hargeisa neighborhood. The Resistant Reaction Unit (RRU) clashed with the angry crowd shortly after arriving at the scene. The clashes led to more injuries and according to a Somaliland website a mother was wounded in the conflict. Fowzia Yusuf Adan leader of the NDP party in Somaliland, was briefly jailed in Hargeisa after her and other party leaders protested a ruling which banned them from registering their political parties. Fowzia who spoke to reporters concerning Tuesday’s incident said, “Using military force to quiet people, this is one of the methods that the Somaliland government uses to suppress the civilians, I pray that the God have mercy on the departed and hope the injured regain their health.” The Somaliland government has yet to release a statement on Tuesday’s clashes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingofkings Posted May 17, 2012 innalillahi wa innalillahi rojiun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingofkings Posted May 17, 2012 AUN to all those that were killed senselessly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xaaji Xunjuf Posted May 17, 2012 ^^ No one was killed did you even read what you posted? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingofkings Posted May 17, 2012 We appeal to the international community to hold this mass killer for crimes against humanity. this man is dangerous to somaliland hard fought democracy and peace. we seek all the good people of the world as well as a friends of somalis and somalia, to help us stop this criminal from killing another mother, children and elderly people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingofkings Posted May 17, 2012 this warlord ever since he came into power has engage in killing, more killings, and today, more killing. if he is not stop, he will continue the misery of the people of somaliland and others in the region. this criminal is both threat to peace in the region and a threat to the stability of the horn of africa region. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mario B Posted May 17, 2012 Stop trolling @ KK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites