Al-Shabab Vows to Avenge US Raid in Somalia
By VOA News
15 September 2009
The Somali insurgent group al-Shabab is vowing to avenge a U.S. military raid that killed one of Africa's most wanted al-Qaida suspects.
Speaking to reporters Tuesday, senior members of al-Shabab said their fighters will retaliate for the commando raid that killed Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan.
Witnesses say helicopters fired on a car near the southern Somali town of Barawe Monday, killing at least two passengers and wounding two others.
The U.S. military has confirmed involvement in the raid and says the attack killed Nabhan, whose body is now believed to be in U.S. custody.
Nabhan was a Kenyan wanted for questioning about attacks against a hotel and an Israeli airliner in Mombasa, Kenya, in 2002.
The hotel bombing killed at least 13 people, while missiles fired at the plane missed their target.
The Barawe area is controlled by al-Shabab, which is fighting to topple the Somali government.
The United States considers al-Shabab a terrorist organization, and has accused it of having links to al-Qaida and giving refuge to terrorism suspects.
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