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Sunday 19 Apr 2015 - 13:11 Makkah mean time-30-6-1436  Al-Shabaab militant group (Google image) Mogadishu (IINA) – A Somali regional lawmaker was shot dead by gunmen from Al-Shabaab militant group on Saturday after he had taken his wife to hospital in the capital Mogadishu, Reuters reported.
Aden Haji Hussein, a legislator from the semi-autonomous Puntland region, was sprayed with bullets when he returned to his parked car outside the hospital, witnesses said. The gunmen, from Al-Shabaab group that often targets Somali officials and politicians, were in a minibus that blocked Hussein’s way.
On Tuesday Al Shabaab militants stormed a government building housing two ministries in the heart of Mogadishu, killing at least 10 people.
"Al Shabaab fighters killed the lawmaker in Hodan district (of Mogadishu) and disappeared with their car," Major Ibrahim Ali, a police officer, told Reuters, adding that police were now searching for the vehicle and the gunmen.
Abdullah Hashi, assistant interior minister for Puntland region, which lies north of Mogadishu, confirmed the shooting.
Abdiasis Abu Musab, a spokesman for Al-Shabaab, claimed responsibility of the militant group for carrying out the deadly attack.
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