Abdisalan Sheikh Hassan

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A gunman wearing a military uniform shot Hassan, 38, a
freelance broadcast journalist, according to news accounts and CPJ interviews.
Hassan was driving from the offices of Horn Cable TV to a press conference when
the uniformed gunman intercepted his vehicle and opened fire, according to the
station’s director, Abdulle Haj Ali.

Hassan, shot in the head, died at a local hospital; a
colleague riding in the car was unhurt. The shooting occurred around 4 p.m. in
Mogadishu’s central district of Hamar Jabar, local journalists told CPJ.

Hassan told colleagues that he had received several recent
death threats via cell phone. Days
before the shooting, Hassan had covered a tense session of the Transitional
Federal Parliament during which violence broke out between
supporters and opponents of Speaker
Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan
, local journalists told CPJ.

Hassan contributed to Horn Cable TV and radio stations Hamar
Radio and Voice of Democracy. Ali said Hassan was known for his courageous and
balanced reporting. He was survived by a wife and four children.