"Two years ago, BBC World Service and Time Magazine were among the outlets buzzing over the unexpected appearance of a tourist in war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia —

"Two years ago, BBC World Service and Time Magazine were among the outlets buzzing over the unexpected appearance of a tourist in war-torn Mogadishu, Somalia — the first recreational visitor in more than two decades." Quite the claim with no way to verify this. I am sure there were other tourists in two decades. There are plenty of people who seek extreme adventures. Seems impossible no other non Somalis went to check it out.