{{A British man is one of two United Nations workers who have been shot dead in Somalia, the Foreign Office has said.}}<\/p>\n
They were shot inside Galkayo Airport after getting off a plane, a local security official Mohamed Mire said.<\/p>\n
The attacker was dressed in a police uniform, an airport official added.<\/p>\n
Witness Hassan Ahmed said: “One of them died inside the airport and the other one was rushed to hospital where he later died of the injuries.”<\/p>\n
The men were working for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the UN confirmed.<\/p>\n
{{‘No justification’}}<\/p>\n
Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, condemned the murders, saying: “Our UN colleagues were working in support of the Somali people’s aspiration for a peaceful and stable future.<\/p>\n
“There can be no justification for such a callous attack.<\/p>\n
“I call on the authorities to conduct a full investigation immediately and bring the perpetrators to justice without delay.”<\/p>\n
Galkayo lies 356 miles (574km) north of capital Mogadishu on the border with the semi-autonomous state of Puntland.<\/p>\n
The region has become synonymous with piracy in the seas around Somalia, particularly in the Gulf of Aden.<\/p>\n
It is home to many Somalis displaced by violence in the south where some attempt to make the sea crossing to Yemen.<\/p>\n
A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesman said: “We stand ready to provide consular assistance to the family at this difficult time.”<\/p>\n
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