MOGADISHU—An al-Shabaab suicide bomber in the Somali capital killed himself and a well-known Somali journalist on Saturday, al-Shabaab and the journalist’s family told Reuters. Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled, commonly known as Abdiaziz Afrika, worked with the government-owned Radio Mogadishu and covered al-Shabaab extensively. “My cousin Abdiaziz was killed by a suicide bomber immediately after he went out to a restaurant … he died as he was rushed to hospital,” his cousin Abdullahi Nur told Reuters. “He always shone a big light on al-Shabaab, may God rest his soul,” Nur said. Al-Shabaab confirmed it was behind the attack. The group, which wants to overthrow the government and impose its own strict interpretation of Islamic law, frequently carries out bombings. “The mujahideen had been hunting Abdiaziz for a long time. He committed crimes against Islam, he was involved in the killing of mujahideens,” Abdiasis Abu Musab, al-Shabaab military operation spokesperson, told Reuters by …
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