Mohamed Hassan Mohamed (C) who will compete in the 1500m race greets fans before boarding a flight to London to attend the 2012 Olympic Games, at the Mogadishu airport. Running from war, dodging bullets and defying Al-Qaeda linked Islamist insurgents who had ordered them to stop, two male and two female Somali athletes have been training in Mogadishu ahead of the Olympics in the war-torn country’s training facilities which still bear bullet holes from conflict. (AFP)
July 17, 2012 | 12:00 AM