Hargeysa, Somaliland, May 26, 2012 (SL Times) – A member of Somaliland CID who declined to reveal his identity told Haatuf Newspaper that they found out about the group which attacked the military base in the eastern part of the capital, Hargeysa, a day before the attack, but that the people in charge of security did not take the necessary steps about the situation before it happened.
The armed group attacked the military base on Tuesday but the source from the CID claims to have informed the police about it on Monday.
The CID source added that the fact that something was going on was generally known as the Interior minister himself mentioned but all of a sudden the attackers went on the offensive.
The assault on the military base by an armed group led to the death of eight people, three of whom were soldiers. Twenty eight of the attacking group was arrested with their arms. Subsequently, 17 of the culprits were given death sentences by a military court.
Somaliland secret service, or CID, came under a lot of criticism for failing to find out about the planned attack early enough, and for not stopping it before it happened.



 

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