Somali gov't handled security, not private militia

The security detail for the recent Malaysian mission to Somalia was provided by the Somali government itself, said Kelab Putra 1Malaysia president Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim.

He denied reports that they were being escorted by a private militia during the killing of Bernama TV cameraperson Noramfaizul Mohd Nor, stressing that they were in fact surrounded by 60 Somali police and military personnel.

"They were from the government. We had another 30 stationed at the hotel where we were staying.

"The Somali government afforded us protection even from the airport itself," Abdul Azeez said at a press conference during a luncheon with mission volunteers and journalists in honour of Noramfaizul.

The 41 year old was killed late last week after a stray bullet hit him and punctured his lung while he was sitting in a four-wheel-drive vehicle in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital.

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