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The security Minister of the semi-autonomous region of
Puntland Abdullahi Said Samatar has ordered hotels and house
owners to register their tenants as the region raises
concerns over Al-Shabab threat to attack them.
The Minister has said this statement at a news conference he
held in Boosaaso town [The provincial town of Bari region].
He said that Puntland police has launched massive security
operations in its territory to avoid people who are planning
to execute instability in the region. He ordered the house
and hotel owners to register any one who rents it and to
hand over to the police day after day to make sure that
people coming from southern and central regions of Somalia
are not linked with any violence. Abdullahi Said Samatar has
called on residents of Puntland to be vigilant from attacks
that may be carried out by Al-Shabab Islamic Movement,
adding that his administration will guarantee the security
of its people.
The move comes after a senior Al-Shabab official Fu'ad
Shongole announced that his groups plans to carry out
operations in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland and
Somaliland while addressing to hundreds of people at Abu
Hureyra Mosque in Mogadishu.
Residents in Puntland have expressed their concerns over
Al-Shabab plans.
The group has previously launched suicide explosions in
Boosaaso and Gaalkacyo towns last year causing people to
panic. Puntland leader Abdirahman Muhammad Faroole has
recently mobilized his especial military forces in
preparation for any attacks from the Insurgents.
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