Somalia: Suicide bomber kills well-known journalist
By DW
23 November 2021 |
8:53 am
Islamic militant group al-Shabab had reportedly been "hunting" Abdiaziz Afrika for a long time. The director of the state-run Radio Mogadishu was reportedly attacked after leaving a restaurant.
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