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Somalia Militants Arrest 2 in TV Killings

Thursday, July 06, 2006 3:42:56 PM
By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN

Officials from the supreme Islamic Courts, Mogadishu, Somalia, From left to right, Sheikh Abdirahman Janagow, Sheikh Sharif  Sheikh Abdulkadi Ali, during their meeting with officials from AU and Arab League in Mogadishu, Thrusday, July 6, 2006. Members of the radical Islamic group that controls the Somali capital met African, Arab and European officials Thursday and repeated their opposition to the deployment of peacekeepers to stabilize the lawless country.   "We believe that alien forces are both unnecessary and counterproductive," leaders of the Supreme Islamic Courts Council said in a written statement distributed to their visitors. "The Somali problem is a political one, and cannot be resolved by military means. (AP Photo/Mohamed Sheikh Nor)MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - The Islamic group that controls Somalia's capital arrested two of its own militiamen for killing two people who were watching a World Cup soccer match, the group's leader said Thursday.

The two detained militiamen allegedly shot a teenage girl and a businessman who defied their orders to stop watching the match between Italy and Germany on Tuesday.

The increasingly powerful Islamic group has forbidden some Somalis from watching television or movies, in line with its strict interpretation of Islam.


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