Somalia - Mogadishu bombing protests

Mogadishu demonstrators protest Shebab

Article published on the 2009-12-07 Latest update 2009-12-07 12:13 TU

Burying one of the ministers killed in the attack, 4 December 2009
(Photo: Feisal Omar/Reuters)

Hundreds of people marched in Mogadishu Monday to protest the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab group, which many blame for a suicide bomb that killed 24 people last week. The group has denied involvement.

People set fire to flags with the Shebab group colours, and chanted slogans against the group.

The march left from the hotel where the attack took place last week. A suicide bomb exploded during a graduation ceremony at the hotel, killing 24 people, including three government ministers and three journalists.

This was the first public protest against the group in Mogadishu, as people risk being killed in retaliation if they publically oppose the movement.