Somali journalists demonstrate against an article appearing in the British paper The Guardian calling them corrupt, in capital Mogadishu October 18, 2012. A journalist holds up a picture of the article's author Jamal Osman (R). REUTERS/Feisal Omar (SOMALIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

The Police have denied claims by a section of the media that a BBC reporter and his cameraman have been arrested.

According to the police, the report is false and should be disregarded.

A Police statement explained that “in dispersing the illegal demonstrators, a group of them were picked up and sent to the police station. During their screening process two persons identified themselves as journalists and were immediately allowed to go.”

“While we assure the public of our commitment to work with all stakeholders in our quest to ensure security law and order, we want to urge all the other stakeholders to be circumspect in the discharge of their responsibilities since they have implications for the image and reputation of other stakeholders,” the statement added.

Source: Kasapafmonline.com