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| Africa Horn |
| Puntland Presidential guard shot dead in Galkayo town |
| 2017-04-23 |
| [SHABELLENEWS] Unknown gunnies, believed to be Al shabaab assassins have killed a senior 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... Presidential guard in the central town of Galkayo on Friday evening, officials said. Ahmed Hassan Abdirahman known as (Gandi), was rubbed out by pistol-wielding in the Puntland administered northern part of Galkayo town, the regional capital of Mudug region. The killers expeditiously departed at a goodly pace after shooting dead the security official. No group has yet grabbed credit for the killing, but local Police blamed Al shabaab for being behind the liquidation of Puntland Presidential guard. The security forces of Puntland administration were reported to have launched an operation in the northern villages of Galkayo, in an attempt to detain the perpetrators. |
| Posted by:Fred |