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 MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Hundreds of Ethiopian troops trying to protect Somalia's fragile government went house-to-house Wednesday in a search for weapons and militants, and authorities ordered the closure of three radio stations they accused of "supporting terrorists."
Several people were arrested and alleged to be linked to an insurgency blamed for a string of deadly suicide bombs and other attacks. The insurgents have vowed to launch an Iraq-style guerrilla war unless Somalia becomes an Islamic state.
"These operations are part of the routine security tasks carried out with the help of our friends, the Ethiopians," Deputy Defense Minister Salad Ali Jelle said.
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