The Director of radio and TV station, HornAfrik, in Somalia, Said Tahliil Ahmed was assassinated by unknown gunmen in Mogadishu's Bakahara market on Wednesday. Narrating the incident to AfricaNews, an eyewitness and a staff with the media said he was shot several times in the head in the full glare of the public.
Photo: The eyewitness who pleaded anonymity said "He was my director and friend. I witnessed when three gunmen shot his head more than several times."
"The cause of the assassination is still unknown but it is believed that this radical group is completely against the will of the Somali people who mainly support the newly elected moderate islamists clergy Sheik Sherif Sheik Ahmed who together with his ARS coalition joined the Somali Peace process," the eyewitness added.
The eyewitness said as far as the political condition of the country is concern it is unsafe to work in the country.
The news of Ahmed's killing has received worldwide condemnation. The Committee to Protect Journalists has also issued a statement to condemn the act.
"We are shocked by the killing of Said Tahlil and send our deepest condolences to his family and colleagues," said CPJ's Africa Program Coordinator, Tom Rhodes. "Tahlil and other brave journalists in Mogadishu who continue to work under extremely dangerous conditions must be supported. We call on the new Somalia administration to make every effort to protect journalists."
"The cause of the assassination is still unknown but it is believed that this radical group is completely against the will of the Somali people who mainly support the newly elected moderate islamists clergy Sheik Sherif Sheik Ahmed who together with his ARS coalition joined the Somali Peace process," the eyewitness added.
The eyewitness said as far as the political condition of the country is concern it is unsafe to work in the country.
The news of Ahmed's killing has received worldwide condemnation. The Committee to Protect Journalists has also issued a statement to condemn the act.
"We are shocked by the killing of Said Tahlil and send our deepest condolences to his family and colleagues," said CPJ's Africa Program Coordinator, Tom Rhodes. "Tahlil and other brave journalists in Mogadishu who continue to work under extremely dangerous conditions must be supported. We call on the new Somalia administration to make every effort to protect journalists."
Joseph Appiah-Dolphyne,
AfricaNews editor in Accra, Ghana
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