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Somali MP gunned down in capital Somali MP gunned down in capital
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A Somali politician has been killed by gunmen in the capital, Mogadishu, the government has confirmed.A Somali politician has been killed by gunmen in the capital, Mogadishu, the government has confirmed.
The death of Mohamed Husein Addow is the third killing of a high-profile public figure in as many days. Mohamed Hussein Addow's killing is the third of a high-profile public figure in as many days.
A suicide attack killed the country's security minister and 34 others a day earlier in Beledweyne, in the north.A suicide attack killed the country's security minister and 34 others a day earlier in Beledweyne, in the north.
Mogadishu's police commander was also killed this week during an attack on an insurgent base. Mogadishu's police commander was also killed this week. Pro-government forces have been fighting radical Islamist guerrillas in the city since 7 May.
Friday's fighting happened in the Karen district of northern Mogadishu - the area Mr Addow represented.
Earlier, the funeral of Security Minister Omar Hashi Aden was held.
He was an outspoken critic of al-Shabab, the militant Islamist group which said it carried out Thursday's suicide attack.
A combined force of radical Islamic militants, including al-Shabab, which is accused of links to al-Qaeda, has been trying to topple the fragile UN-backed government for three years.
A moderate Islamist president took office in Somalia in January but even his introduction of Sharia law to the strongly Muslim country has not appeased the guerrillas.