Friday, April 09, 2010
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MOGADISHU, Somalia—Witnesses say Somali Islamists are seizing radio transmitters that let the local population hear news programs from the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Militia group al-Shabab said Friday the BBC broadcasts anti-Islamic propaganda. The BBC did not immediately comment on the matter.
Resident Jibril Abdi said the extremist group's fighters confiscated FM radio transmitters in the capital of Mogadishu. Other witnesses reported the same in other towns.
Al-Shabab insurgents control much of southern and central Somalia, including large portions of Mogadishu.
The group wants to topple the country's weak U.N.-backed government and replace it with an Islamic state. Somalia has not had an effective government for nearly 20 years.
Source:AP