 He described a "  great tragedy that has befallen our country ".  Saitoti, who personally told the public of the invasion of Somalia two days after sending in thousands of soldiers, had been faced with numerous bombings and kidnaps.
<clarity>  He described a "  great tragedy that has befallen our country ".  Saitoti, who personally told the public of the invasion of Somalia two days after sending in thousands of soldiers, had been faced with numerous bombings and kidnaps.
 He described a " great tragedy that has befallen our peoples ". Saitoti, who personally told the public of the invasion of Somalia two days after sending in thousands of soldiers, had been faced with numerous bombings and kidnaps.