From Voice Of America:
The International Crisis Group (ICG) is expressing frustration with the government of Puntland in Somalia after its lead investigator was thrown out of the country Thursday. Customs officials at the Somali airport repatriated ICG official Rashid Abdi, claiming previous reports on Somalia by the Crisis Group have always been negative. Abdi was in the country to ascertain the current situation after an escalation of piracy in the region. Heavily armed Somali men from the chaotic coastal waters grabbed world headlines with Saturday's capture of a huge Saudi Arabian supertanker. It was loaded with $100 million worth of oil, and the event is being considered the biggest ship hijacking in history. Rashid Abdi tells reporter Peter Clottey that he is shocked by the decision of the authorities in Puntland to throw him out of the country.
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The International Crisis Group (ICG) is expressing frustration with the government of Puntland in Somalia after its lead investigator was thrown out of the country Thursday. Customs officials at the Somali airport repatriated ICG official Rashid Abdi, claiming previous reports on Somalia by the Crisis Group have always been negative. Abdi was in the country to ascertain the current situation after an escalation of piracy in the region. Heavily armed Somali men from the chaotic coastal waters grabbed world headlines with Saturday's capture of a huge Saudi Arabian supertanker. It was loaded with $100 million worth of oil, and the event is being considered the biggest ship hijacking in history. Rashid Abdi tells reporter Peter Clottey that he is shocked by the decision of the authorities in Puntland to throw him out of the country.
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