Somalia: State Funeral Held for Slain Minister

The body of the Minister of Public Works and Reconstruction Abbas Abdullahi Siraji who was shot dead last night in Mogadishu has been buried in state funeral in Mogadishu on Thursday.

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaji, his PM Hassan Ali Khaire and speaker of the Federal Parliament have attended the funeral prayers of the late Minister at the Palace.

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