Angry gunmen open fire on tank trailer in Somaliland

Irate young men armed with rifles opened fire on tank trailer on Hargeisa-Barbera road following  the privatization of fuel depots in Berbera port city by Somaliland administration.

The governor Sahil, Fahmi Abdi Bidaar speaking to BBC Somali service said that Somaliland administration sent soldiers to areas where angry gunmen attacked the tanker which was transporting petrol from Berbera port.

“Soldier dispatched from both Berebera and Hargeisa rowns have reached the area and handle the situation successfully” he said.

Six private companies have been granted to store fuel imports in Berbera depots.

Somaliland, located in northwestern Somalia declared its independence from the rest of the country as de facto sovereign state in 1991 but it has not been recognized internationally yet.