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Press TV
Unidentified gunmen have killed well-known journalist Yusuf Ali Osman, known as Farey in southern Somalia, Press TV reports.



Osman was killed on Sunday in Mogadishu’s Dharkenley district. The recent death puts the number of journalists killed so far this year in Somalia at eight.

The journalist, a former director of Radio Mogadishu had been working with the country’s information ministry.


No group has yet claimed responsibility for the killing.

Two men were also reportedly killed inside the Bakara market.

A popular Somali media worker known as Marshale was killed late July after making fun of the al-Shabab militant group on the air.


Reports indicate that about 30 Somali journalists have been killed in the country since 2007.

Somalia, which has not had a functioning government since 1991, is considered one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists.