Somalia: Journalist murdered in Mogadishu
Somali Coalition for Freedom of Expression (SOCFEX) has condemned the killing of the director of radio Shabelle Muqtar Mohamed Hirabe who was murdered in Bakare market, Mogadishu by two unknown gunmen. And the journalist Ahmed Omar Hashi who was with Hirabe has been injured and took him to the hospital.
Somali Coalition for Freedom of Expression (SOCFEX) condemned the killing of the director of radio Shabelle Muqtar Mohamed Hirabe who was murdered in Bakare market, Mogadishu by two unknown gunmen.
And the journalist Ahmed Omar Hashi who was with Hirabe has been injured and took him to the hospital.
It is still not known the reasons for his murder but it seems that the journalist has been targeted by the armed militia in the area.
SOCFEX urges all journalists in Somalia particularly those in a hostile and war zone areas in the country to be extremely vigilant.