OTHER TOP STORIES
More from this section
- Stolen missiles from Gaddafi targets Britain chopper pilots
- Argentina accuses UK of treating Falkands as 'last refuge of declining empire'
- Imran Khan accuses Gilani of putting system at risk to save corrupt Zardari
- New survey shows Santorum trails Obama by just four percent in White House race
- Egypt's generals reject calls for civilian cabinet
- Burma's 'Saffron Revolution' leader detained within weeks of release
Unicef official killed in southern Somalia
Africa,
Mon, 20 Oct 2008
IANS
Mogadishu, Oct 20 (Xinhua) A senior official of the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) in southern Somali town of Hudur was shot dead by unknown gunmen, witnesses said Sunday.
Muqtar Mohamed Hassan, head of water and sanitation programme of the Unicef, is the second official of a UN agency to be killed in southern Somalia this week.
'We heard gun shots near where we were sitting. Then we found Muqtar dead. The gunmen escaped,' a witness told Xinhua requesting anonymity.
Hudur is the provincial capital of Bakool, 430 km southwest of Somali capital Mogadishu. The province is under the control of al-Shabaab Islamist movement, which late last month banned the operation of two international aid agencies and issued warning to others.
RELATED STORIES
Unicef gives $500,000 for children in war-torn Philippines
.
Unicef gives $500,000 for children in war-torn Philippines .
Unicef official killed in southern Somalia .
Women, children hardest hit among Congo refugees: Unicef .
Unicef voices concern over fate of Pakistan quake victims .
Now, Unicef's child rights convention in Bengali Braille .
Unicef gives $500,000 for children in war-torn Philippines .
Unicef official killed in southern Somalia .
Women, children hardest hit among Congo refugees: Unicef .
Unicef voices concern over fate of Pakistan quake victims .
Now, Unicef's child rights convention in Bengali Braille .
LATEST IMAGES
|
|
|
|
|
|
MORE...
Social bookmark this page
Post comments:
Comments: