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SOMALIA: AL QAEDA IN SOMALILAND? September 23, 2005
The minister of internal affairs of Somaliland (northwestern Somalia), Mr. Ismail Adam said today his government apprehended four Alqaeda members last night after a firefight in downtown Hargeisa. Although he did not explain what connects these men to Al Qaeda, he said they came from southern Somalia to kill Somaliland officials and international workers in Somaliland.
Three police officers and three suspects were wounded in the fight, and four suspects escaped into the dark.
The minister said the police confiscated weapons including anti-tank mines, and VHF handheld transceivers from the home the men were staying at the time. A Somali radio station in Bosaso (sbconline.net) and Arabiya TV in Dubai, UAE reported one of the suspects was captured in a small town between Hargeisa and Berbera. According to SBC the men were Somalis.