Somalia: A Cleric Working for State Media Killed in Mogadishu

Muslim cleric working for Somali National TV and Radio was shot dead on Friday night in the heart of Mogadishu by suspected Al Shabaab Gunmen, reports said.

Sheikh Omar Hussein Hassan, a preacher known for his religious sermons at the state media has been shot while walking home from the nearby mosque in Mogadishu's Hamar-Jajab district, a witness said.

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