Somali Cable Television's director Nur killed in suicide blast - BBC News

A prominent Somali journalists' union says it is "deeply shaken" by Abdifatah Moalim Nur's death.

55 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Somali Cable Television/Facebook Image caption, Abdifatah Moalim Nur had received threats in the past, fellow journalists sayBy Wycliffe MuiaBBC News A prominent Somali TV journalist has been buried after he was killed in a suicide bombing at a restaurant in the capital, Mogadishu, on Monday.

Abdifatah Moalim Nur, popularly known as Qeys, was described by colleagues as "exceptional" and "inspiring".

He becomes the first journalist to be killed in Somalia this year, according to a local media watchdog.

The al-Qaeda-linked militant group, al-Shabab, said it carried out the suicide attack at Blue Sky restaurant.

Police said four other people were injured outside the restaurant which is near the presidential palace.

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