CCTV cameras put shop owners at risk in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

Businessmen in Somalia's capital say jihadists have threatened to kill them if they install cameras.

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The businessmen say if they put up the cameras they risk being gunned down by the al-Shabab insurgents, and if they do not, they could be arrested by the police.

The BBC has changed the names of the businessmen and homeowners for their own safety.

"The CCTV cameras are why you now see me at home," says former shopkeeper Hamza Nuur, 48, as he sits on a sofa holding one of his children.

He tells the BBC that he took the painful decision to sell his business to avoid incurring the wrath of either side.

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