Mogadishu (Sunatimes) A journalist working with Simba FM in Mogadishu has been killed by Amisom a stray bullet around his work place earlier today.

Farah Hassan Sahal (Farah Daarood) was hit by the stray bullet while trying to take failed transmission equipments for repair from the station’s broadcasting centre inside the Bakara main market in the capital, Mogadishu.

Simba, a local FM station broadcasting to Mogadishu areas has been off air for the last few days after some of its transition equipments have been damaged by the recent fight between government troops and Al-Shabaab militia in and around the market.

Associated Somali Journalists (ASOJ) Condemns AMISOM Troops who kills the Journalist.

Simba Radio Director of Development and Finance Mr Dahir Alasow says AMISOM shoot Farah Hassan Sahal and we Investigate why do they kill our Journalist.

Journalist working in the war-torn Somalia faces a number of dangers as they try to cover unfolding news stories and execute their assigned journalistic duties, with others losing their lives inline of duty.

By Faduma Farah