23 June 2006
Martin Adler
Shooting
Swedish journalist, Martin Adler, was shot and killed in the Somali capital while attending a mass demonstration organized by the Islamic courts union that seized the city this month after fierce battles.
Witnesses said an unknown gunman shot the journalist in the back at close range at a rally in south Mogadishu where some 4,000 Islamists were demonstrating in support of the courts, underscoring security concerns.
