13 August 2012
Second Somali journalist killed in Mogadishu within 24 hours
Shooting
A journalist who had just returned from exile was shot dead in the Somali capital of Mogadishu on Sunday evening while trying to take pictures of a car accident, just hours after another well-known journalist was murdered in the city, officials said on Monday.
Mohamud Ali Keyre, who was also known as Buneyste, was killed after being hit by stray bullets while taking pictures of a car accident near a sports stadium in the Yaqshid district of Mogadishu. He was reportedly shot by government soldiers who opened fire at each other for unknown reasons.
"I am lost for words. It is a bad day for the Somalia media, because we lost two great friends," said Somali Exiled Journalists Association (SEJASS) chairman Mohamed Osman Hussein. "Our colleague in Mogadishu have just returned from the funeral of Yusuf Ali Osman [..]. All we can say is our thoughts, love, respect and prayers are with him and his family."
Keyre, 23, worked for Voice of Democracy Radio until he fled to Kenya after receiving death threats. He had recently returned to Mogadishu after deciding that the security situation in the Somali capital had improved. He was working as a freelancer for Horyaalmedia.com and several other websites when he was murdered on Sunday.
Source: BNO News
