Garowe Online (Garowe)
13 November 2007
Government troops in Somalia raided two independent radio broadcasters in the country's capital Mogadishu on Tuesday, following yesterday's raid on Radio Shabelle.
Mohamed Shiil, deputy director of Radio Simba, confirmed to Garowe Online that soldiers entered the premises of the radio station near Mogadishu's Bakara market and ordered employees to go home.
"We [employees] were ordered to go home and to not return," Shiil said.
Another independent Mogadishu station, Radio Banadir, was also raided and ordered to go off the air. A Radio Banadir spokesman said authorities accused the radio of "inciting the public" following an interview Monday night.
Mogadishu Mayor Mohamed "Dheere" Omar held a press conference today saying both stations have conducted interviews aimed at inciting the public against the government and its operations.
Mogadishu's municipal government believes these local radio stations spread false news and exaggerate reporting on ongoing fighting and refugees in Mogadishu.
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