FEAR OF ISLAMIST MILITANTS TURNS TO RAGE

Hundreds of people took to the streets of Mogadishu Thursday in a rare show of defiance against al-shabaab, the Somali jihadist group who have terrorized the country for nearly a decade.

The protests follow carnage in the Somali capital on Saturday after a car bomb exploded at a busy intersection killing an estimated 90 people and injuring dozens.

The terrorist group took the unprecedented step of apologizing for the attack in the face of huge public anger.

Protests against alshabaab are uncommon, as many fear that the crowds will be attacked. But after nearly 10 years of the brutal Islamist insurgency and hundreds of deadly attacks, fear is turning to rage.

The marches were organized by the city’s administration as a sign of resistance. Many demonstrators chanted slogans calling for Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, the president, to stand down.