BOSSASO, Somalia -- Suspected Al Shabaab gunmen have gunned down renowned businessman in the Gulf of Aden port city of Bossaso on Tuesday evening according to witnesses, Garowe Online reports. Yusuf Alin was shot dead in front of Karama hotel, with security sources disclosing that assailants fled from the scene of the crime shortly.
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The killing has coincided with days after Al Shabaab honed military-style ambushes along Bossaso-Garowe highway.
The late Alin who hails from the restive Galgala area is the brother of Puntland's former Deputy Minister for Security Abdijamal Moalim Ahmed. |