Somali poet and radio comedian, Warsame Shire Awale.

Abdisatar Daher Sabriye, a journalist who died in a suicide bomb attack, is laid to rest in Mogadishu in September. Photo: AP

2012 already deadliest year for Somali journalists

Eighteen media workers have died in targeted attacks or suicide bombings, with suspicion falling on an al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group

Published: 12:00am, 1 Nov, 2012

Updated: 4:00am, 1 Nov, 2012

Somali poet and radio comedian, Warsame Shire Awale.

Abdisatar Daher Sabriye, a journalist who died in a suicide bomb attack, is laid to rest in Mogadishu in September. Photo: AP

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