From AmnestyUSA.org:
Somalian Comedian Shot and Killed Outside Home
Amnesty International demanded today [August 1, 2012] that Somali authorities and the international community take action to reestablish the rule of law in Somalia, following the killing of a popular radio and television comedian and satirist, who was shot to death outside his home on Tuesday.
Abdi Jeylani Malaq 'Marshale,' a popular comedian, was shot and killed by two men armed with pistols as he entered his home at about 5:30 p.m. in the Waberi district of Mogadishu. He was buried Wednesday in the capital.The motives for his killing remain unclear. 'Marshale' previously received death threats from al-Shabab, the Islamist armed group fighting against Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government, for producing and broadcasting satirical programs for the Somali Radio Kulmiye and Universal TV...
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