A female member of the Somali parliament has been shot dead by Islamist group, al Shabaab.
Somali Woman Shot Dead By Islamists
A clerk in the parliament was also shot dead
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The woman, Saado Ali Warsame who became famous for her political and patriotic songs she sang over decades killed on Wednesday in Mogadishu a fellow lawmaker said.
"Gunmen killed MP Saado Ali Warsame and another clerk for the parliament," legislator Dahir Amin Jesow said, referring to the well-known singer, believed to be in her 70s. She was one of fewer than 30 women MPs in the 275-seat parliament, MPs said.
The terrorist group has claimed responsibility.
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