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Somali minister seized in Uganda Somali minister 'held in Uganda'
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Somalia's junior minister for defence has been kidnapped during a visit to the Ugandan capital, Kampala, Somali officials have said. Somalia's junior minister for defence has been detained by Ugandan security forces during a trip to capital, Kampala, the Ugandan army has said.
Sheikh Yusuf Mohamed Siad, a former warlord also known as Inda'ade, was seized by gunmen as he left a mosque in the city on Tuesday, they added. Sheikh Yusuf Mohamed Siad, a former Islamist warlord known as Inda'ade, was held while visiting family in the city.
The Islamist once served as head of security for the Islamic Courts Union. Ugandan army spokesman Lt Col Felix Kulayigye told Reuters news agency the minister had come "for unclear reasons and we took an interest in him".
Uganda provides about half the peacekeeping troops for the African Union Mission to Somalia (Amisom). Uganda provides half the troops for the African Union Mission to Somalia.
Somali government officials and Mr Siad's relatives had earlier said they believed he had been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.
Somalia has not had a functioning national government since 1991.