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 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Police with sledgehammers and bulldozers demolished kiosks and other makeshift shops Tuesday to boost security and restore this once-beautiful seaside capital, but many residents were left wondering how they will make a living.
The demolition of stalls selling tea, vegetables and other small goods by the roadside left behind piles of corrugated metal sheets and wooden planks.
"The campaign is aimed at ending illegal businesses built on the streets to help police perform security patrols and to revive the lost image of the capital," said Mohamed Dheere, a former warlord who was recently named mayor of Mogadishu.
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