Somalia arrests Jubbaland minister underscoring federal tensions
Somalia police have arrested Jubbaland State Security Minister Abdirashid Hassan Abdinur for "serious crimes". PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Jubbaland State Security Minister Abdirashid Hassan Abdinur was arrested for "serious crimes" arriving in Mogadishu from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, police said without giving details of the charges.
The minister's arrest comes at a time of rising tensions between the Somalia federal government and the government in Jubbaland and their respective foreign backers.
