Airport police seize expired food aid destined for drought areas
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Tuesday June 14, 2016 - 20:54:18 in English News by
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Somali Police have seized a shipment of food aid at Aden Abdulle Airport in Mogadishu today. The food aid which was destined for drought affected areas appeared to have been expired, further investigation concluded that large parts of the shipment which was delivered by WFP wasin fact contaminatedand no longer edible.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2016
"The shipment is now under police custody at the airport while they wait for WFP staff to arrive" a senior airport official told HOL. " The 5 ton food-aid was supposed to be delivered to the country side "
newsinsdeThis revelation of expired food will damage the reputation of WFP, which is the largest distributor of food aid to the Somali IDP's throughout Somalia.
Speaking to reporters, a high ranking police official Abdullahi Hassan Barise said that the airport police have successfully seized the shipment which could have caused serious health concerns had it been delivered.
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Airport police seize expired food aid destined for drought areas
Somali Police have seized a shipment of food aid at Aden Abdulle Airport in Mogadishu today. The food aid which was destined for drought affected areas appeared to have been expired, further investigation concluded that large parts of the shipment wh