The demonstrators chanted in the Somali language “terror, terror go away, little kids want to play.” They also burned a flag they said was an Al-Qaeda flag.
“Osama is dead. No more terror funding, no more Al-Shabab, no more terrorists,” one banner read, referring to Somalia’s most dangerous militant group.
The pro-government demonstrators walked through the government-controlled area of Mogadishu and were guarded by government troops.
Bin Laden was killed early Monday during a raid by US commandos on a house outside Islamabad, Pakistan.
“His death will be a milestone for world peace,” said a march participant, Mohamed Said. “He was the starter, driver and investor behind my countrymen’s deaths.” Members of Al-Shabab have pledged allegiance to Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda. A spokesman for the group, which counts hundreds of foreign fighters among its ranks, threatened attacks in retaliation for Bin Laden’s death.
