Puntland official shot dead outside Bosaso
Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland official has been shot and killed by gunmen thought to be Al Shabab militants outside Bosaso in north east of Somalia, relatives and witnesses said.
The late official has been identified as Abdirazak Mohamed Artan was killed by gunmen, his relatives told Shabelle Media in Mogadishu, adding that he was former Iskushuban district commissioner.
The killers have immediately escaped from the shooting scene. The Puntland forces arrived at the spot and launched manhunt but No one was arrested over the incident.
No group claimed reasonability for the murder but Al Shabaab militants carried out similar attacks in Bosaso in the past months, according to officials who spoke to Shabelle Media in Mogadishu.
