New York — Somalia has been "taken hostage" by fighting, the top United Nations envoy to the Horn of Africa nation, whose capital has been the scene of clashes between Government forces and opposition militias, said today.
Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, the Secretary-General's Special Representative, told a news conference in New York that he had visited the country this week, noting that "it is very sad to see how the city, the population and the country are taken hostage by those who have been fighting and destroying their country over the last 20 years."
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