Somali ambulance workers risk death in city of war

An Associated Press writer and photographer spent a recent Saturday morning riding in one of Mogadishu's few ambulances to experience Somalia's war through the eyes of a first responder.By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN

The Associated Press
Oct 4, 2010

An Associated Press writer and photographer spent a recent Saturday morning riding in one of Mogadishu's few ambulances to experience Somalia's war through the eyes of a first responder.

By MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN
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