10 journalists detained in Somaliland capital, union says

Somaliland journalists.

Journalists arrested in Somaliland. PHOTO | COURTESY | NATIONAL UNION OF SOMALI JOURNALISTS (NUSOJ) via TWITTER

Ten journalists have been arrested and detained in Hargeisa, Somaliland, the self-declared independent region of Somalia, a press freedom lobby said on Thursday.

The reporters working for local independent media stations were covering an attempted prison break in Hargeisa, which was deemed as one of the most daring attempted escapes in the region.