Saturday October 27, 2018
MOGADISHU, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Armed men shot dead a radio journalist outside Mogadishu on Saturday evening, police and the journalist union confirmed.
A police officer who requested not to be named confirmed the killing to Xinhua but noted that details regarding the shooting were still scanty.
"We have the information that a journalist was killed at Elasha Biyaha. We are trying to gather more information about the incident," the officer said.
"NUSOJ condemns the killing of Abdullahi Mire Hashi, 26, a journalist and director of Darul Sunna FM, a private radio which mainly broadcasts religious issues," NUSOJ said. "He was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Saturday outside Mogadishu."
Mohamed Deeq, a resident, told Xinhua by phone the gunmen fled the scene after the killing.
"Gunmen brandishing pistols shot dead the man whom we were told is a journalist. They fled the scene immediately after gunning him down," Deeq said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility.