Mortar Shelling In Mogadishu, 9 Killed
August 21, 2009 by Trend PK
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MOGADISHU: At least nine civilians were killed and 20 wounded overnight on Thursday in Mogadishu when Somali fighters and government forces exchanged mortar fire, witnesses and medical sources said.
The mortar fire started after the rebels attacked government positions in the southern part of the capital, they said.
“Five people were killed in a restaurant in the Bakara market area and seven were wounded,” a witness, Ali Mohamed Hassan, said.
Four other civilians were killed by mortars in other parts of the city.
“Two people were killed in a house right next to mine in Hararyale district. Everyone is traumatised by the bombs because they’re hitting heavily populated parts of town,” Mogadishu resident Ibrahim Moalim said.
In all, according to the city’s ambulance services, 22 wounded people were taken to the town’s various hospitals and two of them died on the way.
Somalia has been in chaos since 1991. Hizb al-Islam and the hardline Shebab armed group are the two main factions in the insurgency bent on toppling President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and ousting African Union peacekeepers from the country.
Mortar Shelling In Mogadishu, 9 Killed was first posted on August 21, 2009 at 4:44 pm.
Ramadan Mubarak For Muslims By British PM
August 21, 2009 by Trend PK
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ABU DHABI: The “message of compassion and justice is strong in Islamic faith”, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said in his Ramadan greetings to Muslims, WAM news agency reported Thursday.
Ramadan, the month of fasting, begins Friday or Saturday subject to the appearance of new moon.
“Ramadan is a time for family and friends. A time when Muslims around the world focus more on others than themselves. As you come together everyday (during Ramadan) to break the fast, thoughts will be of faith, families and togetherness. It will also be a time for prayer, contemplation and reflection, a time to remember those who are less fortunate today,” said Brown in a message released by the British embassy here Thursday.
He said the the message of Islamic justice “is universal that unites all”.
“I take this opportunity to say: May your Ramadan be peaceful and blessed. Ramadan Mubarak to you all.”
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has also sent his wishes to the Muslim community around the world.
There are around two million Muslims in Britain.
Ramadan Mubarak For Muslims By British PM was first posted on August 21, 2009 at 7:30 pm.
