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Hundreds of women, children and youth held a demonstration in Laas Caanood town in support of the newly created State of Khatumo, announced from Taleex on 16/01. Waving Somali flags the demonstrators blocked streets with rocks and burning tires and threw stones at government offices and Telesom and Somtel compounds. Local businesses were forced to close by demonstrators. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the demonstration started spontaneously after a rumor circulated in town indicating that a number of buses and trucks had been transporting people from Burao the day before to conduct pro-Somaliland demonstrations in Laas Caanood. |
