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23Dec/110

In Somalia, fears over US wire transfer block (AP)

In this photo of Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011, Somali prime minister , Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, speaks during a press conference in the Somali capital Abdiweli described the U.S banks decision to end handling the majority of Somali remittances as 'a catastrophe and huge problem', to many Somalis who were dependent on the monies sent by their loved ones from the United States. Government officials say they are concerned that Somalis in Minnesota will not be able to send money to family members in Somalia after the bank discontinued the service over terror financing fears. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)AP - Somali officials said Friday they are pleading with U.S. authorities to persuade banks to reconsider a decision to block money transfers from Minnesota's Somali community to relatives in this Horn of Africa nation, where anarchy has given safe haven to an al-Qaida linked terror group.

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