Hiiraan Online
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
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Mogadishu, Somalia (HOL) - Just a short while ago the Director of Horn Afrik Radio Mr. Said Tahliil has been assassinated in the Bakara market in Mogadishu.Assailants armed with hand guns assassinated him and it is not yet clear the motive behind the killing. In addition to being the Director of Horn Afrik radio, Mr. Tahlil was also working there as a journalist. Among the popular shows he worked on include Sharing a Debate (Dood Wadaag) and Words of the Week (Hadal Haynta Todobaadka) which were broadcast on the Horn Afrik radio and TV.
Horn Afrik radio was on air when it interrupted its programming to announce the killing of its Director. The radio is now broadcasting on recitations of the Quran and has stopped its daily programs.
Although the year is still new, Mr. Tahliil is the second Somali journalist killed in this year. Last month Mr. Hasan Mayow Hasan who was a correspondent for Shabele radio in Lower Shabele was assassinated in the town of Afgoye.
On 11th of August 2007 the owner of Horn Afrik TV and Capital Voice radio Mr. Ali Iimaan Sharmaarke and the Director of Capital Voice Radio Mahad Ahmed Ilmi were killed.