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Islamic administration, Sheikh Hassan Yaqub Ali, accusing the station of airing music and "anit-Islmaist" information. The Committee to Protect Journalists called on Secretary Ali to reverse his decision and allow HornAfrik, Kismayo's only radio station, back on the air. 29 October 3 journalist wounded suicide bomb abdirisaq hamud cayduud camera man heegan media group reporter jamal abdi ahmed and Somaliland space channel producer and reporter Mohamed harun ahmed
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Islamist insurgents. Masked men entered the alley that Ahmed and fellow journalists were in and opened fire, shooting Ahmed several times and killing him on the spot. As the men continued to shoot, the others ran for safety and were able to remain unharmed. Although Al-Shabaab invited the journalist to the event, they firmly denied being responsible for the killings.
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HornAfrik offices were attacked when two men threw two grenades at the radio station's building. No one ever claimed responsibility for the attack but co-founder Ahmed
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Said Tahlil Ahmed, director of HornAfrik since 2007, is shot and killed in
Mogadishu's Bakara market. Ahmed and fellow journalists were walking through the market on their way to a press conference called by hardline Islamic militia group Al-Shabaab. It is not uncommon for the market to be the
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President of the Transitional Federal Government. Locals hoped the election of this moderate Islamist leader would bring peace to southern Somalia. The National Union of Somali Journalists said Ahmed was killed for his commitment to independent journalism and called the
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Kulmiya Adow of HornAfrik is imprisoned and harassed. After being detained for five days, Adow was eventually released without charge. However, he was
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