Police open fire on radio station - report
September 18 2007 at 11:42AM

Mogadishu - Somali security forces surrounded the independent Shabelle
radio station in Mogadishu on Tuesday after firing shots on the building, an AFP
correspondent reported.

The incident came three days after police stormed the radio station,
accusing one of its journalists of hurling a grenade at a police patrol and
detaining 14 members of staff.

"We are trapped inside the building because the government forces have
sealed off the streets around the station. They are opening heavy fire on the
building," a Shabelle journalist told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"Everybody is lying on the floor. We cannot keep our heads up because of
gunfire. They are asking us to open the gates and nobody is willing to do that.
Most of the windows are shattered," he added.
'We cannot keep our heads up because of gunfire'
At least seven journalists have been killed in Somalia this year.

Media watchdogs have urged all sides to ensure better protection for
journalists, several of whom have also been wounded or robbed.

Somalia is the second deadliest country in the world for journalists in 2007,
after Iraq, according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists.

The troubled Horn of Africa country has had no central authority since former
dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was toppled in 1991 and has defied numerous attempts
to restore stability. - Sapa-AFP

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?newslett=1&art_id=nw20070918113836841C42 2854&click_id=68&set_id=1&em=164228a6a20070918at

(Via "Paul" at HCDX)
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I was fortunate enough to get at least an email QSL from Radio Shabelle for
reception back in November 2005 when they operated on 6960, but of late I think
they've only been on FM.

I wish them well.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

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