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Clip: 7/22/2011 | 3m 54s
Somalia Faces Famine as al-Qaida Threat Halts International Aid
The United Nations warned Friday that the famine threatening Somalia could cause some 800,000 children to die from starvation. International agencies want to send more food but al-Qaida-linked militants vowed to block aid. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports.
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Somalia Faces Famine as al-Qaida Threat Halts...
Clip: 7/22/2011 | 3m 54s
The United Nations warned Friday that the famine threatening Somalia could cause some 800,000 children to die from starvation. International agencies want to send more food but al-Qaida-linked militants vowed to block aid. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports.
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