Africa: IFJ Condemns Armed Robbery at Union's Office in Somalia

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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today condemned the raid and robbery at the main office of its Somalia affiliate, the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) as well as continued threats against members and the leadership of the union.

NUSOJ says four men armed with AK-47 guns and two male accomplices raided the union main office at Taleex street in Mogadishu where they told the security guard that they are NUSOJ staff to gain entry. After opening the door, they disarmed the security guard and ordered him to move aside. Once inside, they took documents of the union which were on the shelves and 4 computers before escaping in a Toyota pickup. The security guard was ordered not to talk any one about of the attack at the risk of losing his life.

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