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| Government Official Killed Overnight, Blast Rocks in Mogadishu |
| 2008-02-28 |
| Armed groups have shot dead the deputy commissioner of Shibis district in the capital on Wednesday night residents said. The official namely Abdulahi Haji Mohamed was shot dead Close to Global hotel of Shibis district in Mogadishu by a men armed with revolvers as Shibis commissioner Mohamed Abdi Filfil confirmed Shabelle. He also stated that the deceased man died for serious wounds from the bullets he was hit by the assailants. Witnesses told Shabelle that the killers have soonly escaped from the scene after the assassination. The killing of this official comes as in excess of 10 district commissioners plus some of their deputies and army officials of the government were killed. Elsewhere armed groups have thrown hand grenades into a house within Shibis district on Wednesday near the site the deputy commissioner was killed. Two civilians were confirmed wounded in the blast. As some residents confirmed Shabelle English service that some of the government officials used to reside in the assaulted residence but were no at that abode at the attacked time although some reports that they have previously vacated from there. The government troops have before long arrived at the scene. |
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