location: Mogadishu - Hodan
notes: Unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed a prominent businessman in Taleex neighbourhood (Hodan District) in the morning of 17/09. The motive is unknown. The victim hails from Habar Gidir/Ayanle sub-clan and was a close relative of the NSA commander in the neighbourhood. Reports indicate the victim was involved in negotiations to release Sheikh Hasan Dahir Aweys, a former al Shabaab official detained by Somali forces. The perpetrators escaped.
target_text: location: Mogadishu - Hodan, fatalities: 1