Somalia says Eritrea sending arms to militants

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Somalia says Eritrea sending arms to militants
U.S. fears Somalia could become al Qaeda haven

Wednesday, July 26, 2006; Posted: 12:03 p.m. EDT (16:03 GMT)

Somalis at Mogadishu airport watch the cargo plane Wednesday that Somalia said was carrying weapons sent by Eritrea for militants.
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Manage Alerts | What Is This? MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somalia's virtually powerless government said a cargo plane that landed at the capital's airport Wednesday morning was carrying weapons for Islamic militants who have seized control of much of southern Somalia.

The Ilyushin-76 was only the second aircraft to land at Mogadishu International Airport in more than a decade of anarchy in Somalia, demonstrating the Islamic militia's total control over the capital.

The plane was carrying land mines, bombs and long-range guns from Eritrea, said Salad Ali Jeeley, a spokesman for Somalia's official government, which is based 250 kilometers (155 miles) outside Mogadishu. He said intelligence agents in Mogadishu reported what was on the plane.

"I call for the Islamic courts and the Eritrean government to stop igniting a war in Somalia," Jeeley said.

Eritrea's information minister, Ali Abdu, denied his country sent arms.

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