Mogadishu shopkeepers fear for safety

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CCTV cameras put shop owners at risk in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

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Shop owners in Somalia 's capital, Mogadishu , are caught between a rock and a hard place over a government directive that they install CCTV cameras outside their businesses to intensify surveillance of Islamist insurgents.

Since October , al-Shabab has killed four businessmen in 10 attacks related to the installation of CCTV cameras, a violence monitoring group says.

The government has ordered residents to install the cameras outside homes and apartment blocks.

Mr Hashi says he was detained for a few days when he refused to open his shop.

Sidow Abdullahi Mohamed , 39 , says he and other residents have now installed CCTV cameras in their homes.

He adds that as civilians, they risk violence from al-Shabaab .

"Is this how the government expects to win hearts and minds?".

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