Two arrested in journalists’ deaths
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Two suspects were held in the slayings of two prominent Somalian journalists who died within hours of each other, officials said.
Mogadishu Mayor Mohammed Dheere did not identify the suspects.
The victims were Ali Iman Sharmarke, owner of HornAfrik Media, and employee Mahad Ahmed Elmi, host of a popular radio show whose broadcasts criticized both the government and Islamic militants.
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