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allAfrica.com: Somalia: IDPs Stage Protest in Puntland (Page 1 of 1)

allAfrica.com: Somalia: IDPs Stage Protest in Puntland (Page 1 of 1)
Hundreds of protestors gathered in front of the main government building in the port city of Bossaso, in northern Somalia' s region of Puntland, Radio Garowe reported Monday.

The protestors were mostly composed of internally displaced peoples who fled war in south Somalia.

One of the protest organizers said they were demonstrating against food aid that was "distributed unfairly" and also against hyperinflation, which he accused the Puntland government of involvement.

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