GUNMEN believed to be Al-Shabaab militants have assassinated a state minister for the regional ministry of religious affairs in the southern town of Jowhar on Thursday evening.
Nur Hashi Warsame, who was also a member of HirShabelle state parliament has been shot dead outside a mosque following the evening prayers, according to the police sources.
...
AllAfrica Subscription Content
You must be an allAfrica.com subscriber for full access to certain content.
You have selected an article from the AllAfrica archive, which requires a subscription. You can subscribe by visiting our subscription page. Or for more information about becoming a subscriber, you can read our subscription and contribution overview.
For information about our premium subscription services:
You can also freely access - without a subscription - hundreds of today's top Africa stories and thousands of recent news articles from our home page »
Already a subscriber? Sign in for full access to article