Somali authorities say unidentified gunmen have killed a lawmaker in the semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland. Officials say Abdurahman Ahmed Haji, a member of parliament, was shot and killed by two pistol-wielding men as he was entering his house late Tuesday. The attack happened in the restive town of Galkayo, near Puntland’s border with the […]
Somali Politician Killed in Breakaway Region
Posted September 21st, 2011 at 5:56 am (UTC-5)
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Witnesses: Somali Lawmaker Killed in Mogadishu
Posted July 31st, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Witnesses say a member of Somalia’s parliament has been shot and killed in the capital, Mogadishu. Khalif Jire Warfaa was killed Sunday in Mogadishu’s Hamar Weyne district. Another member of parliament, who witnessed the shooting, tells VOA that two gunmen wearing masks opened fire on Warfaa as he came out of the Marwaas mosque. The […]
