Fear prompts Somali journalists to carry guns

Journalists say government has not protected them enough following wave of targeted killings.

Journalists in Somalia have started arming themselves in response to a wave of targeted killings.

At least 22 media workers have been murdered over the past year and a half. 

Some journalists in the country say they have to protect themselves because the government is not doing enough to help them.

Al Jazeera’s Peter Greste reports from the capital Mogadishu.

 

Source: Al Jazeera