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[Published: Friday November 13 2009]

Gunmen kill Somalia pirate judge

Mogadishu, 12 Nov-(ANA)-A judge known for jailing pirates and Islamists has been shot dead in Somalia's northern Puntland region.

Sheikh Mohamed Abdi Aware was killed outside a mosque in Bossaso, capital of the semi-autonomous region, where many pirates are based.

Mr Aware had recently sent to jail four members of the Islamist al-Shabab group, which is fighting Somalia's UN-backed government.

Bossaso is also a hub for smuggling people from the region to Yemen.

The high court judge was shot several times in the head and chest by two masked men, an eyewitness said.

Three suspects have been arrested, said Puntland Security Minister Mohamed Said Samatar. (ANA)

FA/ANA/12 November 2009----

 


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