Mo Farah's story draws horror, understanding in Somalia

Britain's Mo Farah poses for the media at a photocall near Tower Bridge in London, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. [AP photo]

Many Somalis are reacting with horror - and a sense of understanding - at British runner Mo Farah’s tale of being trafficked to Britain as a child and forced to look after other children.

Olympic champion Farah was born in present-day Somaliland, a territory by the Gulf of Aden that has asserted independence from the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia.