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The woman had been granted court protection against deportation to Iran after judges ruled they faced credible fears of persecution on the basis of politics or religion, lawyers said.
Omar Artan, 34, was meant to be the first Somali referee to officiate at a World Cup. Instead, he says, he was questioned for hours about a militant group and then denied entry to the U.S.
The attackers “moved through the area, opening fire on residents and community members at multiple locations before fleeing the scene in the same vehicle,” police said.
Protestors accuse the U.S. of offloading the risk of caring for those exposed to the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Opposition figures say the rally planned for Thursday was intended to protest what they call constitutional violations and efforts by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to extend his tenure. The government has rejected the allegations.
