By Faisal Ali MOGADISHU, June 10 (Reuters) - Somali soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan said on Wednesday the decision to bar him entry to the United States for the World Cup was "fate" and urged his fellow Somalis not to lose heart over it.

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