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Somalia Gunman Kills Aid Worker Honored by U.N.
October 7, 2003
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Oct. 6 (AP) - An Italian aid worker who
dedicated 33 years of her life to helping Somalis was shot
and killed outside the hospital she founded to treat
tuberculosis patients, a Somali official said Monday.
The aid worker, Annalena Tonelli, 60, was shot about 8 p.m.
on Sunday by a man who had been hiding in the shadow of a
tree, waiting for her to emerge from the hospital in
Borama, the official said.
"The man fired two rounds from a pistol at her forehead,"
said the official, Abdulkadir Suleman Ali.
The motive for the killing was not known. The gunman
escaped, and no suspects have been detained, Mr. Ali said.
Colleagues and residents expressed shock over the killing.
Ruud Lubbers, the United Nations high commissioner for
refugees, said his agency was devastated by Ms. Tonelli's
death, which came just months after he presented her with
the United Nations' $100,000 Nansen Refugee Award in
recognition of her work.
Ms. Tonelli raised her own money and ran her own programs.
Most aid workers in Africa represent established
organizations.
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/07/international/africa/07AFRI.html?ex=1066570733&ei=1&en=879ce9caf1b4b7e6
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