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Journalist for Somali TV killed in suicide attack

The Somali public is expressing reverence and admiration for a prominent TV journalist from Somalia who was killed in a restaurant bombing in the city of Mogadishu.

Abdifatah Moalim Nur, also called Qeys, was thought of as someone very special and motivating by his coworkers.

According to a local media watchdog, he is the first journalist to be killed in Somalia this year.

The terrorist group called al-Shabab said they were responsible for the bombing at Blue Sky restaurant.

The police said that four more people got hurt outside the restaurant that is close to the place where the president lives.

The Information Minister, Daud Aweis, spoke out against the attack, calling it cowardly.

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) expressed deep sadness and shock over the senseless and brutal murder of Nur, the director of Somali Cable Television which is privately owned.

The union said that his amazing career and strong dedication have made a lasting impact on Somali journalism. It has inspired many young journalists to work hard and do their best.

Nur, who strongly supports the freedom of the press, had been threatened before, according to the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS).

Last October, journalist Mohamed Isse Hassan died along with over 100 others in two car bombings in Mogadishu.

A reporter named Ahmed Mohamed Shukur was killed by a landmine close to the capital city. He worked for Somali National Television, which is owned by the government.

Al-Shabab is doing harmful attacks in Somalia because the military is trying to force them out.

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud became president in May last year, and he promised to fight against the group with full force.

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