MOGADISHU (Reuters) - A veteran Somali protest singer who had become a member of parliament was shot dead in central Mogadishu on Wednesday by Islamist gunmen who blocked her car and sprayed it with bullets.
Saado Ali Warsame was one of fewer than 30 women lawmakers in the 275-seat parliament, MPs said.
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