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Somalia: Oromo man kidnapped in Beledweine Wed. July 05, 2006 08:15 am. - Mohamed Abdi Farah (SomaliNet) A Muslim Oromo cleric man is reported to have been kidnapped by unknown men in Beledwiene, the capital city of Hiran region in central Somalia on Wednesday. The cleric who was identified as Sheikh Suleiman, well known man among society who has been several years in the town and used to recite the Holy Koran to the villagers, was taken by unknown men from his home telling him to narrate Koran on a sick woman in somewhere in the town, one of the residents told Somalinet. The kidnappers had not used any weapons for their abduct action He had a center for Koran recitation in Howlwadag village in Beledweine. There were conflicting reports from the kidnap of Sheikh Suleiman. Some reports say he has been kidnapped by men who want to hand over Ethiopia and was being held in west of Beledweine town, while other sources say the Sheikh was abducted and taken to Ferfer border village in Ethiopia where he was extradited to Ethiopian troops. But there are no confirmed reports on the right motive of the kidnapping of Sheikh Suleiman, a Koranic teacher who is widely known by Beledwiene’s people. He was from Oramia region in Ethiopia Villagers in the Beledweine condemned the abduction of Sheikh Suleiman asked for the new Islamic court in the town to try to free the Sheikh. News Category: Somalia Latest Headlines Latest News Nigeria evicted 800,000 Abuja residents – report Libya: President Gaddafi accuses Europeans of killi... Kenya: Aid group accuses Kenya of intimidating ... Gang burn to death 90-year-old Rwandan genocide surv... Sudan: Four Indian nationals kidnapped in Sudan... Chad, Sudan leaders urged by AU chief to calm t... Somalia: Security Council wants UN peacekeepers dep... Sudan: UN says it evacuated 250 civilian staff ... Sudan: Thousands flee clashes in Sudan 'Somalia talks a waste of time'- Islamist leader Sh... More News...