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June 8, 2009

More than 100 Killed in Somalia; Radio Journalist Assassinated
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In Somalia, more than 100 people have been killed in clashes between
rival armed groups in some of the heaviest fighting this year.
Meanwhile, the director of a prominent Somalia radio station was
assassinated on Sunday. Mukhtar Mohammad Hirabe died after being shot in
the head five times. Hirabe is the fifth journalist killed in Somalia
this year.



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