Prime Minister of Somalia 'Invited to London'
Published on Sunday 25th October 2009Somalia's interim prime minister flew from the capital Mogadishu on Thursday under a shroud of secrecy, Radio Garowe reports.
Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmake flew from Mogadishu's Aden Adde International Airport with a delegation that included Security Minister Abdullahi Mohamed Ali, Telecommunication Minister Abdirisak Jurille, and International Cooperation Minister Abdirahman Abdishakur.
Mr. Abdikadir Walayo, the government's spokesman, said Prime Minister Sharmake received an invitation from British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to visit London.
PM Sharmake flew from Mogadishu on the same day as President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, who flew to Uganda to attend an African conference after less than a week after returning to Mogadishu from an overseas trip.
At least 25 people mostly civilians were killed during shelling in Mogadishu on Thursday that erupted before President Sheikh Sharif's flight took off from the airport.
Somali lawmakers, including some of Mogadishu's ex-warlords, accused African Union peacekeepers (AMISOM) in Mogadishu of shelling civilian areas. AMISOM spokesman has rejected the allegations.
Mogadishu has been wracked by a relentless insurgency since early 2007 when insurgents began a war to overthrow the Horn of Africa country's UN-recognized interim government.
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Shame
Somalia ran by outsider. What kind of government is this - a government that needs protection from its very own people. The government gave a free license to AMISOM to kill the Somalia people - Cry Somalian children. Cry Somalian Children -it is not AMISOM or the WEST or Ethiopia(your declared enemy) that are killing you - it is your own leaders, it is your own brothers and sisters that is killing you - as they are the one who allowed them to come in between you and gave them the license to kill you and wash their hands of the genocide. Cry Somalia childer - cry as loud as you can, as your own brothers and sisters are not hearing you- cry louder-louder-louder - cry as loud as you can - so that Allah can hear you and punish the conspirers
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