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A suspected members of al Shabaab abducted Dr. Abdulkadir; head of polio program - funded by a UN agency - in Liimaale village (12 km NW of Buur Hakaba) in the morning of 03/01. Reports indicate the doctor was a third party contractor and not a UN employee. The motive behind his abduction is reportedly linked with al Shabaab belief that the polio campaign teams as under covered spies and suspected of taking coordinate points from al Shabaab military bases in the district. Latest reports suggest that the doctor has been transfer to Diinsor. |
