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Chief of UN refugee agency in Somalia kidnapped

MOGADISHU, June 22 (Xinhua) -- The chief of the UN refugee agency in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, has been kidnapped from his home by unknown gunmen, witnesses said Sunday.

Hassan Mohamed Ali had been taken to an unknown location by heavy armed men in two cars who ...

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