MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali hardline insurgents said on Monday they would shut down the operations of three U.N. agencies operating in the Horn of Africa nation.
"As of July 20, 2009, a number of NGOs and foreign agencies currently operating in Somalia will be completely closed down and considered enemies of Islam and Muslims," militant group Al Shabaab said in a statement.
It said the agencies were: UNDP (United Nations Development Programme), UNDSS (United Nations Department of Safety and Security) and UNPOS (United Nations Political Office for Somalia).
(Reporting by Ibrahim Mohamed; editing by David Clarke)
