Breaking - Second Aid Worker Killed in Somalia

by Michael Bear · 2009-01-08 23:05:00 UTC
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The World Food Program (WFP) reports that one of its staff was killed Thursday in Somalia.  According to witnesses, the attack took place 6 miles north of Mogadishu.

Another WFP worker was killed in Somalia earlier this week.

In addition, two aid workers - and at least one civilian contractor working for the UN - have been killed in Gaza over the past few days.

For more information on attacks against aid workers, see here.

And, finally, some good news - the Somalia NGO Safety and Preparedness Program reports that two aid workers kidnapped in late September on the Ethiopian-Somali border have been released.

Michael Bear
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