Clan elder shot dead in Baidoa
BAIDOA, Somalia -- Malaq Yusuf Ali Sheikh, a well known traditional elder has been shot dead in Bay regional capital of Baidoa on Tuesday evening, Garowe Online reports.
Local reports say that terrorists gunmen attacked Ali as he left a mosque in Baidoa's Sigale neighborhood where he offered evening prayers. Unidentified terrorists gunmen shot him in chest and fled ran away escaped from the scene of crime after shooting, according to witnesses.
Late Ali who is aged 70 took part many mediation processes of resolving inter-clan conflicts in Bay and Bakool regions, sources said.
AMISOM and Somali government forces are co-located in Bay region after Ethiopian troops vacated military bases in Baidoa in July.
Posted by: Steve White 2013-09-05 |