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US condemns killing of UN envoy to Somalia
0 Comments | AFP, July, 2008
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The US State Department on Monday condemned the murder of a top United Nations envoy in Somalia as "a brutal act" aimed at silencing moderates who seek peace.
Gunmen shot and killed Osman Ali Ahmed, the head of the UN Development Program (UNDP) in Mogadishu, and wounded his brother and son as they left a mosque on Sunday in the Somali capital.
"The United States condemns the murder of Osman Ali Ahmed," State Department Sean McCormack said in a statement.
"We offer our sympathy and condolences to Ahmed's family and colleagues, and appreciate Somali and African Union medical efforts to save Ahmed's life," he said.
"Ahmed's murder, a brutal act that occurred as he, his son and brother left a mosque after prayers, highlights the...
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