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General Shot, Killed Walking Home From Mosque In Mogadishu

September 25 2017

Somalia

A senior Somali military official has been shot and killed in Mogadishu, say security sources cited by the Voice of America News.

Gen. Abdullahi Mohamed Sheikh Qururuh and his bodyguard were gunned down Sunday evening as they were walking home from a mosque in the Somali capital.

The attackers walked past them before turning around and shooting the officer and the bodyguard from behind, said witnesses and security sources.

Qururuh was a senior army official at the...

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