Gunmen have shot dead a local security officer working for the United Nations Food Program (WFP) in the central Somali town of Beledweyn.
Beledweyn is located some 300 kilometers north of the capital Mogadishu.
Alo Farah Amey also known as Ali Afweyne, a former official of the Union of Islamic Courts was shot dead by unidentified gunmen armed with pistols near the WFP center, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Somalia, marred by years of escalating conflict is rated one of the dangerous zones for aid workers and journalists.
Most of the international aid agencies have pulled out their international workers, leaving behind local workers to assist three million Somalis. At least half of Somalia's population is in dire need of humanitarian food aid.
Beledweyn is located some 300 kilometers north of the capital Mogadishu.
Alo Farah Amey also known as Ali Afweyne, a former official of the Union of Islamic Courts was shot dead by unidentified gunmen armed with pistols near the WFP center, a Press TV correspondent reported.
Somalia, marred by years of escalating conflict is rated one of the dangerous zones for aid workers and journalists.
Most of the international aid agencies have pulled out their international workers, leaving behind local workers to assist three million Somalis. At least half of Somalia's population is in dire need of humanitarian food aid.
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