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Former Puntland Darawiish officer murdered in Galkayo
 [SHABELLENEWS] Gunmen, thought to be Al shabaab assassins killed a prominent traditional elder in the divided volatile city of Galkayo of Mudug region on Thursday evening, witnesses and Police said.The Elder ‐ Hajji Harish was rubbed out by two pistol-wielding men near his house at Faluja neighborhood in the Puntland ...a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland and the equally autonomous Somaliland seem to have avoided the clan rivalries and warlordism that have typified the rest of Somalia, which puts both places high on the list for Islamic subversion... -administered northern Galkayo, according to the city’s administrator Yasin Mohamud. The slain elder was a retired security officer worked for Puntland administration. A witness, speaking to Radio Shabelle said, Puntland Police forces have immediately arrived at the scene, and launched a manhunt mission for the killers who fled shortly after shooting dead the elder. It’s yet unclear the motive behind the murder of late Harish, and no group has grabbed credit for his liquidation. Galkayo has been beset by assassination'>assassinations and violence over the past few years. Posted by: Fred 2017-06-02 |
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