location: Garsoor
notes: Two unidentified men armed with pistols shot and killed the senior security coordinator for the Puntland Ministry of Internal Security in front of a mosque in near Cagaar Weyne, Garsoor neighbourhood, in the evening of 08/04. The victim, who is from the Darood-Lelkase sub-clan, was shot dead as he was leaving the mosque after the Maghreb early evening prayers. It is not clear if the motive for the attack was due to the victims government position, his clan affiliation, or other. A civilian man was also reported to have been injured by stray bullets fired by the assailants. The perpetrators escaped the scene after the attack. The police arrived at the scene moments later and began investigations.
target_text: location: Garsoor, fatalities: 1