Mogadishu — Somalia’s president cut short a trip to Ethiopia on Thursday, the day after a cabinet minister was accidentally shot and killed in Mogadishu by another official’s guards. "The president of the republic, who is now outside the country, decided to cut his trip short to participate in the burial," said Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire. Abbas Abdullahi Siraji, the 31-year-old public works minister, was killed on Wednesday when his vehicle was mistakenly shot at by government security guards outside the presidential palace. "We are deeply saddened by the devastating news of the death of minister Abbas Siraji and we are passionately grieving with his family as they pass through this difficult time," Khaire said. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known by his nickname Farmajo, had travelled to neighbouring Ethiopia on Wednesday. Mohamed said he had ordered an investigation into what he termed "this unfortunate tragedy". In a series of tweets, the president said he would "mak...
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