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A group of around 100 supporters of Mr. Faisal Ali Warabi, former Chairman of the UCID party, held a demonstration in front of the UCID office and Maka al Mukarama Hotel to protest against the dismissal of their leader. The group blocked the main road leading to downtown Hargeisa and forcefully attempted to gain access into the UCID office. The police fired several warning shots to disperse the demonstrators. Another small group blocked with stones the road between the Total Roundabout to the Scandinavian Hotel and was dispersed by the police. No casualties or major damages were reported. The former chairman of the UCID party declared to the local media that the Somaliland government should allow the reopening of the UCID offices and announced that the government would be responsible of what would happen next if it was not complying with that injunction. |
