Popular Somali musician and member of parliament Saado Ali Warsame has been shot dead by Islamist militants.
She was killed along with her bodyguard in a drive-by shooting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
A spokesman for the Islamist al-Shabab group, Abdulaziz Abu Musab, told the BBC that she was targeted for her politics and not her music.
The BBC's Mohammed Moalimu in Mogadishu says she is the fourth MP to be killed this year.
We invite our users to read the full article published on July 23rd 2014.
Popular Somali musician and member of parliament Saado Ali Warsame has been shot dead by Islamist militants.
She was killed along with her bodyguard in a drive-by shooting in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.
A spokesman for the Islamist al-Shabab group, Abdulaziz Abu Musab, told the BBC that she was targeted for her politics and not her music.
The BBC's Mohammed Moalimu in Mogadishu says she is the fourth MP to be killed this year.
We invite our users to read the full article published on July 23rd 2014.