Somalia - Police On High Alert Over Possible Terror Attack

Mogadishu — Somalia Police in Mogadishu are on high alert on Sunday following the recent warning by Britain's' Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) that terrorists are in the final stages of planning attacks in Mogadishu, Garowe Online reports.

Col. Abdullah Hassan Barise, Somalia police spokesman and head of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) , told journalists in Mogadishu that security forces have been put on alert in the city and want the public at large to be vigilant and help them to counter any attempted attack.
He said Security has been intensified mainly in Mogadishu, where the terrorists are targeting in addition to government installations and public places, including hotels.

However, security in Mogadishu has improved since the terrorist organization Al Shabaab fled the city after a joint military offensive in August 2011. But bombings and assassinations are still frequent.
On Tuesday a bomb exploded in Mogadishu outside the headquarters of Somalia's Dahabshiil Hawala and Bank, wounding at least two people, hours after members of Al Shabaab ordered the company to cease operations in areas under their control.

The move came after Britain said on Friday it feared imminent terrorist attacks in the Somali capital Mogadishu, in an update of its advice for travelers to the east African country.

The instability in Somalia seems to be increasing yet again. Britain is on high alert about the situation and other countries with citizens in the city should be as well. If there is a terrorist attack on Mogadishu it will shake up things for Somalia at conference. I hope that they can catch those involved before anything harmful happens.


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