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| The UN World Food Programme's top representative in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, has been abducted after gunmen stormed the UN compound. | The UN World Food Programme's top representative in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, has been abducted after gunmen stormed the UN compound. |
| The WFP told the BBC that it strongly protests about the incident and demands Idris Osman's immediate release. | The WFP told the BBC that it strongly protests about the incident and demands Idris Osman's immediate release. |
| An unnamed UN official told Reuters and AFP news agencies that government forces were involved in the raid. | An unnamed UN official told Reuters and AFP news agencies that government forces were involved in the raid. |
| Somalia has seen a violent surge since the Islamists were ousted last December by Ethiopian-backed government forces. | Somalia has seen a violent surge since the Islamists were ousted last December by Ethiopian-backed government forces. |
| The BBC's Adam Mynott in neighbouring Kenya says there is a history of tension between the interim government in Somalia and the WFP, which is the biggest UN agency operating in the country. | |
| The WFP provides emergency food relief to more than two million Somalis. | |
| Showdown looms | |
| "UN WFP can confirm that Mr Idris Osman was detained in Mogadishu," WFP spokesman Peter Smerdon is quoted by Reuters as saying. | "UN WFP can confirm that Mr Idris Osman was detained in Mogadishu," WFP spokesman Peter Smerdon is quoted by Reuters as saying. |
| Mr Yusuf (l) and his prime minister (r) no longer see eye to eye | |
| A UN official who asked not to be named told AFP news agency that Mr Osman had been taken to the presidential palace area of the city. | A UN official who asked not to be named told AFP news agency that Mr Osman had been taken to the presidential palace area of the city. |
| "About 30 Somali government forces in two military trucks and armed with machine guns have raided the UN headquarters, forcefully entered the offices and arrested Idris Mohamed Osman," he said. | "About 30 Somali government forces in two military trucks and armed with machine guns have raided the UN headquarters, forcefully entered the offices and arrested Idris Mohamed Osman," he said. |
| The kidnapping comes the day after Mogadishu witnessed some of the worst fighting since the Union of Islamic Courts, who ruled much of Somalia for six months last year, were driven from power. | |
| Meanwhile in Baidoa, where parliament sits, security is tight as MPs meet to consider the future of the government. | |
| President Abdullahi Yusuf wants parliament to sack the prime minister. | |
| Mr Yusuf and Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Ghedi have been lobbying for support among MPs for the past week ahead of the parliamentary debate. | |
| Both men ascended to power with the backing of Ethiopia but have fallen out over reports that they favoured rival concerns interested in oil exploration contracts. | |
| Analysts say the crisis threatens to leave Somalia with two governments. | |
| President Yusuf and his allies argue that Mr Ghedi's term has expired according to the federal charter - but the prime minister disputes this. | |
| Despite having international support, diplomats argue that the transitional government has failed to set up institutions to reconstruct the country. | |
| The UN's special envoy for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, has warned that the move may derail the peace process. |