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3 April
2009
Four journalists who traveled to Somaliland for a media seminar have been detained by local police, Radio
Garowe reports.
The four journalists traveled by air to Hargeysa, the capital of
Somaliland, after leaving their homes in Garowe and Galkayo, two cities
in the self-governing Somali region of Puntland.
The journalists were detained at Hargeysa's Egal International Airport
on Wednesday, where they were questioned by police.
Somaliland authorities said the journalists' arrival was not approved by
the Ministry of Information, although the journalists argued that they
were invited to Hargeysa to attend a seminar hosted by CARE
International.
The detained journalists spent Wednesday night at a room in the airport.
Radio Garowe's corresponded in Hargeysa, Mr. Mohamed Jamal, visited the
journalists at the airport where they informed him that they were
treated fairly well.
No comments have emerged from CARE International or the Somaliland
government regarding this case.
Source: GaroweOnline
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