Somalia: UN Staff Member Kidnapped in Mogadishu

A national officer working for the UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Mogadishu was kidnapped by gunmen in the city on Sunday, the UN announced on Monday.

In a statement, the office of the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia confirmed that the employee, Professor Muhammad Ali Aborkor, was abducted on Sunday by "persons unknown in the vicinity of K4 [in southern Mogadishu]".

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