* top most dangerous cities in the world o cape town , south africa o guatemala city , guatemala o bogota , colombia o grozny , chechnya , russia o detroit , michigan , usa o rio de janeiro , brazil o mogadishu , somalia ( http : //www.mostdangerouscities.org/ ) chapter 12 : mogadishu , somalia : peerless leader 12 december 1992 i could see the mogadishu airfield from the window as we made a hard right turn .