Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the bomb attack that targeted Somali National Television (SNTV) journalist, Ahmed Mohamed Shakur alongside security officials during a security operation in Basra town, about 30km north of Mogadishu on Friday 30 September, 2022.
Ahmed Mohamed Shakur, 26, was killed after an improvised explosive device hit him while walking alongside the security officials, a family member and a colleague told SJS. State media also reported the death of Banadir police chief, Farhan Mohamud Adan (known as Qarole) in the same blast on Friday.
The chief-editor of SNTV, Abdullahi Qorshe, told SJS that Ahmed, who was based in Balcad town, was embedded with the security forces to cover the ongoing military offensive by the Somali National Army for the state media.
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Source: Horn Observer