According to police in Mogadishu, at around 21:00 a Khawarij suicide bomber detonated explosives beside people who were having tea outside the Blue Sky restaurant in Bondhere district.
According to a statement issued by NUSOJ there is an “alarming possibility that this vile act was intended to strike fear among members of our journalistic community,” as the bomb attack took place at a well-known gathering place for journalists.
The General Secretary of NUSOJ Omar Faruk Osman said: “It is deeply unsettling to witness yet another instance where a journalist in our country pays the ultimate price. How much longer must we endure the senseless violence that robs us of these brilliant voices?”
IFJ General Secretary Anthony Bellanger said: “We mourn the killing of journalist Abdifatah Moallim Nur (Qeys) and call for the perpetrators to be brought to justice. The IFJ urges the Somali government to conduct an independent investigation into this attack. Crimes against journalists must not go unpunished and governments should ensure journalists are not targeted.”