Monday, January 22, 2007
London (HOL) - Many Somalis gathered in front of the American Embassy in London on Friday 19/1/07 to demonstrate their anger toward the Americans in Somalia. The Somalis wanted to tell the Americans that they are against the American soldiers in Somalia. Angry Somalis shouted: Down America! Down Down Bush! Ethiopia Out Out!
Although there were not so many people as I expected to be in front of the American Embassy however, the handful of Somali people who were there wanted to make sure their that voices are heard by the American diplomats and the staff who were in the American Embassy at the time.
The Somali demonstrators sang patriotic Somali songs such as: Somaliyey tooso tooso isku tiigsadaye midkiina taagdare taagera weliginee. Dhulka so anigu ma lihi dadka so anigu ma lihi.
They also shouted: “the warlords are criminals. They are the enemies of Somali people. They sold our land to Ethiopians and to Americans. The warlords are killers. (Read Full Story)