Drug rally in Somalia turns deadly

Nov 17, 2006 - Somali Islamist fighters opened fire at a crowd in Mogadishu killing one person and wounding others who were protesting against a ban on the popular narcotic leaf khat. Since taking over Mogadishu and a swathe of southern Somalia in June, the religious movement has tried to outlaw khat trading and smoking, saying it encourages immorality. The Islamists initially won praise for bring More..

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