Somalia: Gunmen Kill Regional Minister in Jowhar

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Somalia: Gunmen Kill Regional Minister in Jowhar

[Dalsan Radio] Unidentified Gunmen have shot and killed the regional minister for agriculture of Hirshabelle in Jowhar on Monday evening.

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