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| Radio chief in Somalia shot dead | Radio chief in Somalia shot dead |
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| The director of Somalia's independent HornAfrik radio station, Said Tahlil Ahmed, has been killed in the capital. | The director of Somalia's independent HornAfrik radio station, Said Tahlil Ahmed, has been killed in the capital. |
| An eyewitness told the BBC a group of journalists were attacked on their way to a press conference called by the hardline Islamist militia al-Shabab. | An eyewitness told the BBC a group of journalists were attacked on their way to a press conference called by the hardline Islamist militia al-Shabab. |
| Gunmen escaped from the scene and no-one has claimed responsibility. | Gunmen escaped from the scene and no-one has claimed responsibility. |
| Al-Shabab does not support the new president - Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, a moderate Islamist - recently elected by MPs as part of a peace process. | Al-Shabab does not support the new president - Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, a moderate Islamist - recently elected by MPs as part of a peace process. |
| Since the announcement of the murder, all radio stations in the capital have been playing Koranic verses. | Since the announcement of the murder, all radio stations in the capital have been playing Koranic verses. |
| Analysts say this may be out of respect for Mr Ahmed or possibly because they are frightened of further attacks. | Analysts say this may be out of respect for Mr Ahmed or possibly because they are frightened of further attacks. |
| A journalist, who was with Mr Ahmed when he was attacked, told the BBC Somali Service that senior members of Mogadishu's radio stations had been called to a press conference by al-Shabab. | A journalist, who was with Mr Ahmed when he was attacked, told the BBC Somali Service that senior members of Mogadishu's radio stations had been called to a press conference by al-Shabab. |
| He said they were nearly at the venue in Mogadishu's central Bakara Market when gunmen fired on them. | He said they were nearly at the venue in Mogadishu's central Bakara Market when gunmen fired on them. |
| Mr Ahmed fell to the ground and his attackers approached him and shot him again. | Mr Ahmed fell to the ground and his attackers approached him and shot him again. |
| Colleagues say Mr Ahmed was a well-respected journalist who continued working in Somalia after the collapse of Siad Barre's regime in 1991 despite extremely dangerous conditions in the capital. | Colleagues say Mr Ahmed was a well-respected journalist who continued working in Somalia after the collapse of Siad Barre's regime in 1991 despite extremely dangerous conditions in the capital. |
| HornAfrik's owner, Ali Iman Sharmake, and a station presenter, Mahad Ahmed Elmi, were murdered in 2007. | HornAfrik's owner, Ali Iman Sharmake, and a station presenter, Mahad Ahmed Elmi, were murdered in 2007. |
| Somalia has not had a functioning central government for nearly two decades and tens of thousands of people have been killed in successive waves of violence. | Somalia has not had a functioning central government for nearly two decades and tens of thousands of people have been killed in successive waves of violence. |