Female Journalist succumbs to explosion injuries, becomes fourth journalist killed in Somalia this year
A veteran Somali journalist succumbed to injuries following a car explosion on her way to home after studies at a local university.
Hinda Hajji Mohamed who was until her death working with Radio Mogadishu and National Television has been seriously injured after Improvised explosive device (IED) planted under the driver seat of her car blew up near KM4 road of Mogadishu.
Abdirahman Isse Adow, Director of Radio Mogadishu, confirmed that the journalist succumbed to injuries after she was rushed to Madina Hospital.
Mariam Ahmed, a female student who was travelling in the same car with the journalist, survived the attack.
“I am very surprised at the incident. I heard huge explosion, and blood splattered in the car. I got out from the car only to see Hinda bleeding profusely,” Mariam said.
20th September 2012, her late husband, Liban Ali Noor who was the head of programs at the State owned Radio and Television (SNTV/Radio) together with Abdishatar Dahir Sabriye died in explosion occurred at The Village Restaurant in Mogadishu.
Late Hinda Haji Mohamed becomes the fourth journalist killed in Somalia this year and the third female journalist killed in Somalia since 2005.
Among the deceased journalists this year are freelance journalist Mustafa Abdinoor Safaana killed at Sahafi Hotel Attack, Daud Ali Omar, radio Baidoa (assassinated in Baidoa last April), Mohamed A. Moalin, Universal TV (killed in a suicide attack at the Jazeera Hotel last July).
On June 5, 2005, armed gunmen shot to death Horn Afrik Radio reporter Ms Duniya Muhiyadin Nur between Mogadishu and Afgoi.
On February 9, 2005, armed assailants shot to death Ms. Kate Peyton, a Johannesburg-based BBC television producer outside Hotel Sahafi in Mogadishu.