The UN on Monday condemned the killing of the UN Development Programme's (UNDP) top official in Somalia, who was shot as he left a mosque near his home in the capital, Mogadishu. Osman Ali Ahmed was shot by three men with pistols Sunday evening in Bula Hubey, south Mogadishu, witnesses told DPA. "Osman Ali Ahmed was a highly respected UNDP staff member who had performed his duties with great courage and commitment over the past 14 years," Mark Bowden, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, said in a statement. The US State Department condemned the "brutal" slaying and offered sympathies to Ahmed's family. "Ahmed's murder ... highlights the determination of violent extremists to attack the right to worship and to silence moderate voices working for peace and lasting stability in Somalia," US spokesman Sean...
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