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| Briton one of two UN workers shot dead in Somalia | Briton one of two UN workers shot dead in Somalia |
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| A British man is one of two United Nations workers who have been shot dead in Somalia, the Foreign Office has said. | A British man is one of two United Nations workers who have been shot dead in Somalia, the Foreign Office has said. |
| They were killed inside Galkayo Airport after getting off a plane, local security official Mohamed Mire said. | |
| The attacker was dressed in a police uniform, an airport official added. | The attacker was dressed in a police uniform, an airport official added. |
| UK Foreign Secretary William Hague said: "I condemn these brutal murders in the strongest terms". | |
| 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." | 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. | The men were working for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the UN confirmed. |
| 'No justification' | '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. | 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. | "UN organisations are always the enemy of Islam," it said. |
| Mr Hague said the men had been helping to "deliver a better future for Somalia" and that he wanted the Somali authorities to "urgently investigate these murders" to bring the perpetrators to justice. | |
| UNODC executive director Yury Fedotov described it as a "cruel and senseless attack". | |
| Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia added: "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. | "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." | "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. | 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. | 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. | It is home to many Somalis displaced by violence in the south where some attempt to make the sea crossing to Yemen. |