A prominent human rights activist has been shot dead in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Security personnel suggests she was hit by a stray bullet.
Almaas Elman Ali, who is believed to be attending a meeting by the Elman Peace centre, founded in 1990 by her father, was in a car inside the heavily fortified airport compound when she was hit.
A Somali Security official, Mohamed Omar said there was no gunfire in the airport or nearby areas before the incident occurred.