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****** Somalia: Puntland Declares State of Emergency in Galkayo ******
8 August 2009
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Galkayo — The state of emergency was declared in the city of Galkayo, capital
of Mudug region, by Puntland's security committee, which is chaired by Vice
President Gen. Abdisamad Ali Shire, the government's website reported.
The curfew will go into effect on Saturday, beginning at 8pm local time until
4am local time.
Puntland security forces will be searching for curfew breakers, people carrying
weapons or driving cars with tinted windows, and criminals who trade in drugs
and alcohol, police officials said.
The curfew comes at a time Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed "Farole," the president of
Puntland, has been in Galkayo since the assassination of former Information
Minister Warsame Abdi "Sefta Bananka," who was gunned down in Galkayo on
Wednesday.
In community meetings, President Farole has asked Galkayo residents to help
government forces capture the assassins.
He has asked relatives of the late Information Minister to be patient as the
government takes steps to ensure that the killers are brought to justice.
Puntland is a relatively stable region in northeastern Somalia with a
functioning government. It is the first time a member of the Puntland Cabinet
has been killed since the state's formation in 1998.
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