Somalia: Aid worker shot dead in Johwar town

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JOWHAR, Somalia – A Somali government soldier has allegedly shot and killed a local aid worker in Jowhar town, some 90km north of the capital of Mogadishu.

The victim, whose name has been released as Hassan Mohamed Hassan was gunned down by a military soldier during food donation in the town.

The killer has reportedly fled from the crime scene.

Somali forces reached at the scene and launched an operation to arrest the culprit.

The motive behind for the shooting remains unclear, according to local authority.

With reporting by Abdirisak Mohamud Tuuryare from Mogadishu, Somalia