Abukar Hassan Mohamoud
Year: 2012
Nationality: Somalia
Killed by: Political Group
Location: Mogadishu, Somalia
Press organization: Somaliweyn Radio
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Unidentified gunmen shot veteran journalist Abukar, nicknamed “Kadaf,” five timesin the head and chest at around 6 p.m. in the Wadajir District of the capital,Mogadishu, local journalists told CPJ. Abukar,49, died of his injuries at Medina Hospital soon after the attack. Abukar hadbeen trying to re-launch the private station Somaliweyn Radio after it wasraided and looted by Al-Shabaab insurgents in May 2010, local journalists toldCPJ. Although the killers were not immediately identified, family members andcolleagues believe Abukar wasmurdered for his efforts to re-establish the broadcaster, which had continuedoperating as a website after the raid.
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