Puntland authorities close radio station, hold director
New York, 06 Mar – (ANA) - Authorities in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in Somalia have shut down an independent radio broadcaster and arrested the station’s director over coverage of fighting between the government and Al-Shabaab militants, local journalists said. Armed police arriving in two vehicles raided Codka Nabadda (Voice of Peace) in the port city of Bossasso, confiscated equipment, and sealed the studios, local journalists told the Committee to Protect Journalists. (ANA)
FA/ANA/06 March 2012-------