Somali government shuts down media groups

Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has shut down Shabelle Media Network, Banadir Radio and Radio Simba, media officials told IRIN.

Mustaf Haji, editor at Radio Simba, said a group of armed men arrived at the station at 11am local time on 13 November and "ordered us to shut down and cease our operations immediately. We have been off the air ever since, and we don't know if will be back any time soon," he said.

Ali Muhumad Adan, the deputy head of Banadir Radio, told IRIN he received a similar visit "from a group claiming to be from national security service who ordered us off the air. We were escorted out of our premises by armed men," he added.

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