Somali destroy Ethiopian flags hoisted in Mogadishu

[FreedomOfSpeech-]

Somali destroy Ethiopian flags hoisted in MogadishuTuesday 27 February 2007 00:10. Printer-Friendly version


Feb 26, 2007 (MOGADISHU) — Somali, who were angered by the hoisting of Ethiopian flag in Mogadishu, have torn the flags today. But the Ethiopian officials said this incident meat to cause friction between the Ethiopian army and the Somali public.

An Islamist fighter burns the Ethiopian national flag during an anti-Ethiopia rally inside Benadir Stadium in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, July 24, 2006. (Reuters)

Flags resembling that of Ethiopia were this morning seen hoisted at three different points in Mogadishu’s Tarabuunka square with Somali script saying "Somalia, the 6th Zone" — Ethiopia’s 5th Zone is inhabited by Somalis.

The Ethiopian government has denied being involved in the incident of hoisting the flags, the Shabeelle website reported in Somali.

This incident angered many people who gathered at the scene, brought down the flags and tore them up.

So far, nobody knows who was responsible for hoisting the flags in the square and officers of the Ethiopian army asserted that this was meant to cause friction between the Ethiopian army and the Somali public.

«We did not come here to occupy this country. We came here to assist the Transitional Federal Government with whose permission we entered Somalia" said Ethiopian army officers.

Heavily-armed Ethiopian troops were this morning seen along the road near the Tarabuunka Square and the former milk factory carrying out searches and, according to them, looking for the people responsible for hoisting the flags.

However, eyewitnesses confirmed that the flags were hoisted last night by people coming from the direction of Digfeer Hospital where Ethiopian troops are based.

[ethio_habesh]

What is the Ethiopian flag doing in the heart of Somalia, Mogadishu in the first place anyway?

You will ever in your lifetime find a Somalia flag in Addis Ababa.

This shows Somalis weakness just let their leaders smell power and money and theyre sold like a devil. We ethiopians would never allow Somalis in our country(army-wise). Because Ethiopians are higher then Somalis.

[FreedomOfSpeech-]

Hey fa'g boy, you needed America to fight a rag tag milita of only 3,000 men....what happened when SOMALIA WAS UNITED?? You still had a larger population but militarily, you were ROUTED! CUBA AND THE SOVIETS SAVED YOU FROM ADDIS ABABA FALLING

[musika man]

freedom of speech defending hutu courts. show me facts like pictures.

[zulaika]

[quote="ethio_habesh"]What is the Ethiopian flag doing in the heart of Somalia, Mogadishu in the first place anyway?

You will ever in your lifetime find a Somalia flag in Addis Ababa.

This shows Somalis weakness just let their leaders smell power and money and theyre sold like a devil. We ethiopians would never allow Somalis in our country(army-wise). Because Ethiopians are higher then Somalis.[/quote]


"You will ever in your lifetime find a Somalia flag in Addis Ababa."

really??, maybe u need to pay closer heed at the cancer planted firmly at the center of your current flag. ---> http://flagspot.net/flags/et.html

U know damn well what the intentions behind the addition of this symbols was right? it will come back to bite you in the ars... why open a can of worms you're unfit to handle.