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Briton one of two UN workers shot dead in Somalia
The pair were shot in Galkayo, on the border with Puntland
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Somalia: Failed State
A British man is one of two United Nations workers who have been shot dead in Somalia, the Foreign Office has said.
They were shot inside Galkayo Airport after getting off a plane, a local security official Mohamed Mire said.
The attacker was dressed in a police uniform, an airport official added.
Witness Hassan Ahmed said: "One of them died inside the airport and the other one was rushed to hospital where he later died of the injuries."
The men were working for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the UN confirmed.
'No justification'
Militants al-Shabab, the group - linked to al-Qaeda - battling the Somali government, celebrated the attack but refused to confirm or deny responsibility.
"UN organisations are always the enemy of Islam," it said.
Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, condemned the murders, saying: "Our UN colleagues were working in support of the Somali people's aspiration for a peaceful and stable future.
"There can be no justification for such a callous attack.
"I call on the authorities to conduct a full investigation immediately and bring the perpetrators to justice without delay."
Galkayo lies 356 miles (574km) north of capital Mogadishu on the border with the semi-autonomous state of Puntland.
The region has become synonymous with piracy in the seas around Somalia, particularly in the Gulf of Aden.
It is home to many Somalis displaced by violence in the south where some attempt to make the sea crossing to Yemen.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: "We stand ready to provide consular assistance to the family at this difficult time."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26922889
Need to kill all these idiots already
Continue reading the main story
Somalia: Failed State
A British man is one of two United Nations workers who have been shot dead in Somalia, the Foreign Office has said.
They were shot inside Galkayo Airport after getting off a plane, a local security official Mohamed Mire said.
The attacker was dressed in a police uniform, an airport official added.
Witness Hassan Ahmed said: "One of them died inside the airport and the other one was rushed to hospital where he later died of the injuries."
The men were working for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the UN confirmed.
'No justification'
Militants al-Shabab, the group - linked to al-Qaeda - battling the Somali government, celebrated the attack but refused to confirm or deny responsibility.
"UN organisations are always the enemy of Islam," it said.
Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, condemned the murders, saying: "Our UN colleagues were working in support of the Somali people's aspiration for a peaceful and stable future.
"There can be no justification for such a callous attack.
"I call on the authorities to conduct a full investigation immediately and bring the perpetrators to justice without delay."
Galkayo lies 356 miles (574km) north of capital Mogadishu on the border with the semi-autonomous state of Puntland.
The region has become synonymous with piracy in the seas around Somalia, particularly in the Gulf of Aden.
It is home to many Somalis displaced by violence in the south where some attempt to make the sea crossing to Yemen.
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: "We stand ready to provide consular assistance to the family at this difficult time."
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-26922889
Need to kill all these idiots already
