Mogadishu Domestic Service radio (in Somali) 1400 GMT

A spokesman of the Ministry of Information and National Guidance revealed today that 2 Abyssinian aircraft attacked Galdogob town in Mudug region at 1715 yesterday, killing 9 civilians and wounding 24 others.

The spokesman stated that this naked act of aggression was the second of its kind during the past 2 months.

On 26th November four Abyssinian aircraft attacked Galdogob and Abudwaq in Galgaduud. The statement added that these acts of naked aggression were flagrant violations of international law and UN and OAU Charters, which call for non-violation of the territorial integrity of independent states. It went on to say that these attacks were a threat to the peace and stability of the Horn of Africa in particular and the world in general.

The spokesman stated that the reason behind these Abyssinian attacks was to obfuscate internal problems, including political and economic problems and those brought about by the liberation movements.

Another reason for the attacks was to divert international opinion from the reality of the liberation struggles being waged against the Addis Ababa colonialists and to present those struggles as a war between them, the Somali Democratic Republic (SDR) and Abyssinia. The oppression and killings inflicted by the Abyssinian regime on its people and the people it colonizes has caused the exodus of over 1 million refugees into the SDR, which is a heavy burden on it.

The SDR wants peace and good relations with the world in general and especially with its neighbors. The spokesman warned, however, that the people and forces of Somalia would defend their country and sovereignty bravely if the Abyssinian government did not heed this.

The spokesman of the Ministry of Information and National Guidance concluded by reminding the people of the world of the dangers of these steps to the Horn of Africa and said that the Abyssinians should bear full responsibility for the consequences.

_{FBIS-SSA-80-017, 24 Jan. 1980, p. B2}