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Comedian who mocked Islamist militants shot dead

A popular Somali comedian and playwright who mocked Islamist militants for brainwashing children and killing civilians has been shot dead.

Comedian who mocked Islamist militants shot dead

Thu, 02 Aug, 2012 - 14:15

A popular Somali comedian and playwright who mocked Islamist militants for brainwashing children and killing civilians has been shot dead.

The 43-year-old TV and radio comedian Abdi Jeylani Malaq, was killed on Tuesday by two young men near his Mogadishu home.

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