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Four killed in attacks in Somalia
Aug 26, 2007, 17:40 GMT
Mogadishu/Nairobi - Four persons were killed in more violence in the east African country Somalia, with eyewitnesses reporting a series of bomb explosions rocking the capital Mogadishu.
The head of the Aalami School in the southern part of the capital, Da'ud Ahmed Sheikh, said two schoolchildren were killed in a bomb blast.
Eyewitnesses said at least 10 persons had been wounded in a series of explosions which came amid the ongoing guerrilla war between Islamic rebels and an alliance of Somali and Ethiopian forces.
The latest violence followed on the death of a 20-year-old radio reporter who was shot dead Friday, according to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
IFJ general secretary Aidan White said the latest victim became the seventh journalist to be killed in Somalia so far this year.
'This latest killing confirms our fears that journalism has become more dangerous than ever in Somalia,' White said.
'The deteriorating political crisis and increasing levels of violence make independent reporting almost impossible. International organisations need to think hard about action now to calm the situation,' he said.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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