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Mogadishu: A prominent rights activist was shot dead in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, with security officials suggesting she had been hit by a stray bullet.
Almaas Elman Ali, who came from a leading family of peace campaigners, was travelling by car inside the heavily fortified airport compound when she was hit. “She was riding in a car along a road inside the airport,” said Mohamed Omar, a Somali security official.
“A stray bullet hit her, and she died within a few minutes.” “There was not any gunfire in the airport, or in nearby areas before the incident occurred,” Omar said.
Almaas Elman Ali, who had dual Somali and Canadian citizen, is believed to have been attending a meeting for the Elman Peace centre, founded in 1990 by her father, Elman Ali Ahmed. (AFP)
Almaas Elman Ali, who came from a leading family of peace campaigners, was travelling by car inside the heavily fortified airport compound when she was hit. “She was riding in a car along a road inside the airport,” said Mohamed Omar, a Somali security official.
“A stray bullet hit her, and she died within a few minutes.” “There was not any gunfire in the airport, or in nearby areas before the incident occurred,” Omar said.
Almaas Elman Ali, who had dual Somali and Canadian citizen, is believed to have been attending a meeting for the Elman Peace centre, founded in 1990 by her father, Elman Ali Ahmed. (AFP)
