Somalia explosions kill 4 people; government starts security crackdown

On Thursday October 4, 2007 the Somalia government announced a massive campaign to stop further violence after two explosions killed four people in the capitol. The plan is to divide the capitol in four sections and station soldiers at every junction. People are being arrested after small battles between the soldiers and hostiles. Capitol has been full of strife since the help of the Ethiopians crushing the Islamic militia that was in control. Violence is occurring everywhere, even marketplaces. Many people are injured from the blasts and accidental fire form the police. Bakara Market is one of the most turbulent ones, with a recent fire that destroyed 200 shops. The government wants this operation to take out the insurgents once and for all and prevent them form growing.