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A Somali flag ceremony in Columbus, Ohio, has sparked a widespread backlash as citizens questioned why city officials were honoring a foreign nation just days before America’s Independence Day.
The event was held for Somali Independence Day, which is celebrated on July 1.
The holiday marks the 1960 formation of the Republic of Somalia after liberation from colonial rule.
Columbus has one of the largest Somali populations in the United States.