Saturday June 2, 2018
FILE - Abdiweli Ahmed Mohamed was attacked by two men carrying pistols late Thursday in the central Wardhiigley district of the capital.
MOGADISHU, June 1 (Xinhua) -- A prominent youth leader was shot dead on Thursday evening by suspected Somali militant group al-Shabab as he walked home after evening prayers in Mogadishu, police said.
"The youth activist was shot dead at Iftar time (evening prayers) by unknown armed men who fled the scene after the shooting. We are investigating the incident," said the police officer who declined to be named.
No group has claimed responsibility for the latest killing amid a series of other assassination incidents that have since been reported during the holy month of Ramadan.
The latest incident also comes after the militant group released a video record of some of the brutal assassinations the insurgents have carried out recently against individuals accused of working with local governments.