Angry protests after Somalia arrests jihadist-politician
Before defecting from Somalia's jihadist Shabaab movement last year, Muktar Robow used to be one of its leaders and can be seen here giving a news conference in 2008 (AFP Photo/ABDIRASHID ABIKAR)/ Mogadishu (AFP) - Demonstrators took to the streets of Baidoa in southwest Somalia for a second day Friday protesting the arrest of a former Islamist militant leader who was vying for the regional presidency. Tyres burned, roads were blocked and shots fired as police tried to break up crowds of hundreds of angry protesters in the city where ...
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