US Bombs Somali Islamists

The US accuses the Islamists of having links to al-Qaeda - charges they deny. A Pentagon spokesman, Bryan Whitman, confirmed that the US struck southern Somalia on Sunday, and said the target was al-Qaeda leadership believed to be in the area. 'Boy killed' Witnesses told the BBC Somali service that areas near the town of Afmadow were being bombed on Tuesday. They report hearing heavy firing in a number of areas and have seen military helicopters flying overhead. On Monday, the nearby village of Hayo was bombed. "The US has a right to bombard terrorist suspects who attacked its embassies in Kenya and Tanzania" Somali interim president Abdullahi Yusuf Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/africa/6243459.stm Published: 2007/01/09 16:25:35 GMT © BBC MMVII

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