Security was stepped up across the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday ahead of a major peace meeting seen as the interim government’s best hope of strengthening its legitimacy in the Horn of Africa nation.
Troops were recalled from the regions and large numbers patrolled, closing streets in some areas before Sunday’s conference of more than 1,000 elders, former warlords and politicians — which Islamist insurgents have vowed to attack. Full Story
