International News Safety Institute

18 February 2025  |  IFJ

Mohamed Abukar Mohamed

Incident

Somalian journalist killed in explosion in Mogadishu

Cause of death

Explosion

Details

Mohamed Abukar Mohamed, a freelance journalist for Sirta TV, was on his way to work when the explosion occurred on 18 March in the Hamar Jajab district of Mogadishu. It led to the collapse of the building he was in. The terrorist group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, which targeted a convoy in which Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, was travelling in the Hamar Jajab district of Mogadishu. 

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