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Journalist recovering after an attack

A well known journalists has been beaten and shot in the leg after his assailants mistook him for a thief.

Ahmed Ali Garas (Ma Qalocshe)  suffered serious injuries after  three men  beat him on August 20 while he was going home  at night.

 He said he was shot  in the leg  and sustained head injuries  after the assailants beat him severely.

The men who beat Ahmed said later they thought he was a thief.

After he fell on the ground they beat him with  iron bars.

The three men have been arrested  by the police and are in the central jail.

Ahmed is well known Journalist, who writes an interesting entertainment article on Haatuf Media Network, which is called (Ma Qaloocshe).

Ahmed is in good condition and  recovering at Edna Hospital in Hargeisa