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| Security mentor Lodewyk Pietersen killed by Somali bodyguard in Puntland |
| 2012-04-29 |
| A South African security trainer was killed by his bodyguard in Somalia's semiautonomous region of 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... , officials said Saturday. Puntland's government said in a statement Saturday that it had launched an investigation into Friday's killing. The statement identified the man as Lodewyk Pietersen, and said he worked for Saracen International, a security firm that trains anti-piracy forces in Puntland. The statement said the South African was 55 and married with children. South African foreign ministry front man Clayson Monyela said Saturday no official word has been received from consular staff handling South African interests in Somalia. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |