Hot: Somali minister shot dead by security because they thought he was a terrorist

Somali security forces shot dead the country's minister of public works, mistaking him for an Islamist insurgent.

Somalia has long been known for its piracy.

Reuters news agency quoted police and Somali government representative Abdifatah Omar Halane as saying: "Security patrol forces encountered a car in a traffic jam and thought the driver was a rebel so they opened fire."

Mr. Abdullahi Siraji was in the car and was hit by multiple bullets and died. Meanwhile, the Somali government expressed "deep regret" over the death of Mr. Abdullahi Siraji.

According to Sputnik