Somali factions expel two Egyptian and Libyan diplomats

Six Somali factions asked yesterday two diplomats, an Egyptian and a Libyan, to leave the country within 48 hours.

The six factions accused the Libyan and the Egyptian diplomats of stirring up tensions among the competing factions in the Somali capital. The faction leaders threatened to useg force if the diplomats do not adhere to the warning.

The two diplomats are making mediation efforts in order to help the government implement s system of administration for Somalia that was agreed to in Cairo 13 months ago with the approval of Ali Mahdi Mohammed and Hussein Aideed, the leaders of the two biggest factions in Somalia.