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| Witnesses: Brother of Somalia's Information Minister Shot Dead |
| 2008-02-28 |
| Witnesses in Somalia say the brother of the country's deputy prime minister has been shot dead by government forces. The witnesses say the brother, Abukar Abdisalam, was talking on a mobile phone outside his home in the capital, Mogadishu, when government troops became suspicious, chased him and shot him. Abdisalam is a brother of Ahmed Abdisalam Adan, who is also the country's information minister. The motive for the shooting is unclear. |
| Posted by:Fred |