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Somali Journalist Killed in Mogadishu

HeadlineFeb 05, 2009

In Somalia, the director of a local radio station has been assassinated. Said Tahlil Ahmed was killed by gunmen Wednesday in Mogadishu. Ahmed headed the independent radio station HornAfrik. He’s believed to be the ninth local journalist killed in Somalia since 2007.

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