Gunmen kill Somali radio journalist

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Gunmen kill Somali radio journalist
11 Aug 2007 09:20:45 GMT
Source: Reuters

By Sahal Abdulle

MOGADISHU, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead a
popular Somali radio journalist and talk show host outside
his independent FM station on Saturday in an apparent
assassination, colleagues said.

Mahad Ahmed Elmi's broadcasts on Horn Afrik radio had
upset both the government and Islamist insurgents.
There was no indication as to who had killed him.

Gunmen accosted Elmi as he neared the door of his office
at 7.15am (0415 GMT), said colleagues who were with him.

"We were outside when four gunmen jumped out," said one
of them, too terrified to reveal his name.

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[Eugene]

1. Landmine kills Somalia media boss

Source: Reuters

Landmine kills Somalia media boss
11 Aug 2007 12:57:17 GMT
Source: Reuters

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MOGADISHU, Aug 11 (Reuters) - A landmine exploded
under a vehicle carrying journalists from the funeral of a
murdered colleague in Mogadishu on Saturday, killing the
co-owner of HornAfrik media house Ali Iman Shamarke,
witnesses said.

Reuters reporter Sahal Abdulle, who was sitting next to
Shamarke, suffered light head and facial injuries.

Together with other journalists in the violence-wracked
Somali capital, the pair had just attended a funeral for
a popular HornAfrik journalist shot dead earlier on
Saturday.

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