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| Renowned politician killed in Mogadishu terror attack | ||
| 2015-02-24 | ||
| MOGADISHU -- Popular politician and former Puntland Minister was among over a dozen people killed in apparently coordinated terror attack in volatile Mogadishu on Friday, Garowe Online reports. Late Abdishakur Mire Adan, who has more recently held a post as the Deputy Chairman of Daljir political Party, died in central hotel bombings during Friday prayers according to officials and relatives.
The Editor-in-Chief of Ilays, a weekly newspaper founded by late Adan, Omar Saed Mohamed told GO that the lengthy journalism career of Abdishakur had been spanning since 1982 when he began writing for Somalia’s first ever daily, ‘October Star’. Adan joined Somali Speaking Pen in 2003, putting his first book, titled ‘The Growth of Somalia Islamists (1952-2002)’ on display. A few hours before his death, late Adan said on his twitter handle: “We have caravanned; we will be heading to the green pasture, place on which rainy cloud lighting has fallen and suitable for the eyes”.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 “We have caravanned; we will be heading to the green pasture, place on which rainy cloud lighting has fallen and suitable for the eyes", "which were separated from my head, along with my limbs, in a bombing”. second tweet added |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-02-24 07:12 |
| #1 Not anymore... |
| Posted by: Inspector Clouseau 2015-02-24 00:09 |