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Somalia detains four youth for 'desecrating US flag

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Somalia police have detained four youth who were filmed desecrating US flag.

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By  Abdulkadir Khalif

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Nation Media Group

Somalia police have detained four youth who were filmed desecrating the star-spangled banner flag of the US, eliciting a formal complaint from Washington.

The Ministry of Defence said on Sunday the group would face the law.

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