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Sara Okuoro |
March 11th 2021 at 11:20:13 GMT +0300
Former president of Somalia Ali Mahdi Muhammad. He died in Nairobi. [Courtesy]
Former Somalia President Ali Mahdi Muhammad has died in Nairobi, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Information Isamel Mukhtaar Omar has confirmed.
Former President Ali Mahdi passed away in Nairobi Kenya. pic.twitter.com/VEpELg7jz0 Ismael Mukhtaar Omar (@imukhtaar) March 10, 2021
The 82-year-old ex-president died on Wednesday night at the Nairobi Hospital.
Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has announced the lowering of the Republic flag for three days to mourn the death of the former President and the appointment of a National Funeral Committee for the deceased.
Suicide Bomber in Somalia Hits Prime Ministerâs Rally
The attack, claimed by Al Shabab, killed at least 10, including three Somali military commanders. Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble was on his way at the time.
The attack in Galkayo, Somalia, targeted the countryâs new prime minister, Mohamed Hussein Roble, the government said.Credit.Feisal Omar/Reuters
Dec. 18, 2020
NAIROBI, Kenya â Three senior Somali military officers, including a commander with an elite American-backed commando force, and several other people died in a suicide attack on Friday that was aimed at the countryâs prime minister, the Somali police said.
The Islamist extremist group Al Shabab claimed responsibility for the blast, which happened in Galkayo, in central Somalia, where Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble was scheduled to attend a political rally at a football stadium.