Somalia’s youngest minister, 31 year old Abbas Abdullahi Sheik Siraji has been shot dead in while in his car close to the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu.

The Abbas Abdullahi Siraji was appointed Minister of Public Works and Reconstruction by Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Kheyre in March this year.

The slain minister was driving his car when the government soldiers opened fire and killed him in the process. It is unclear the motive behind the shooting.

Local media sources are also reporting that the soldiers behind the killing had been arrested. The country has been suffering a surge of attacks in recent times by insurgent group, Al-Shabaab.

One of the country’s Journalist Harun Maruf, confirmed that Siraji was shot by the bodyguards of another government officials.

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