UN, Amisom And Djibouti Condemn Minister’s Murder

Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)

11 June 2011

Mogadishu — The United Nations, The AMISOM and Djibouti have strongly denounced the suicide attack that killed Somalia’s minister of interior and home security, Abdishakur Sheikh Hassan Farah.

The United Nations Special Representative for Somali condemned the attack, describing as notational tragedy. He said terrorist groups have masterminded the minister’s assassination.

For his part, the minister of religious affairs minister of Djibouti, Abdi Sultan has offered condolences for the minister’s family, the government Somali people in general.

AMISOM offers its condolences to the Transitional Federal Government and people of Somalia after the tragic killing of His Excellency Abdishakur Sheik Hassan Farah, the Minister of Interior and National Security at his home this evening.

“Minister Abdishakur was devoted to the cause of peace in Somalia and his committed service will be greatly missed. We worked together closely over the past months since his appointment and he was a driving force in much of the good reform and progress that we have seen recently” Major General Nathan Mugisha, AMISOM Force Commander, said.

“He was a dedicated leader, working for the people and determined to do what he could to improve the security situation.

“I and my force convey our great sadness and condolences to the President, the Transitional Federal Government, the people of Somalia and his family. It is a sad and senseless loss.”

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