Young Somali Journalist Gunned Down in Latest Media Attack

A young broadcast journalist, Ali Ahmed Abdi, was murdered late Sunday night in the north-central city of Galkayo. The killing is the latest in a string of assaults targeting journalists thathas included beatings, arrests and confiscations of broadcasting equipment.

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