Bomb explosion kills owner of Horn Afrik Radio in Mogadishu
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The chairman of the independent radio, Horn Afrik, in Mogadishu was killed after his vehicle hit a roadside bomb which was remotely detonated |
Mogadishu, 11 August.2007 - The chairman of the independent radio, Horn Afrik, in Mogadishu was killed after his vehicle hit a roadside bomb which was remotely detonated.
Some of Horn Afrik staff told Shabelle that he was attending the procession of the funeral of Mahad Ahmed Elmi, another Horn Afrik administrator who was gunned down by unknown gunmen early Saturday morning.
Reports indicate that two reporters were also wounded in the blast. A Somali journalist working for Reuters news agency was one of the wounded.
Mahad Ahmed Elmi was shot dead by two men armed with pistols. He was the director of Capital Voice, Horn Afrik's second FM station.
The general director of the station, Ali Iman Sharmarke, told Shabelle that Mr. Elmi was gunned down around 7: 40 a.m. local when he was on his way to his work.
Members of his family rushed him to the hospital after the shooting. They said he died in Medina hospital after sever internal bleeding.
Horn Afrik went off air after the news of the death arrived.
Saed Tahlil, one of the administrators of the station, said the radio station was shut down momentarily. He told Shabelle that all Horn Afrik employees were attending the funeral.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the killing.
We will keep you updated as the news develops.
Source: Sh.M.Network
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