Mogadishu: 01 November,2008::  SOJRA is shocked to learn of series of suicide bomb attacks carried out mid-morning on Wednesday 29 October outside the Ethiopian consulate in Hargeisa, Somaliland, injured three  journalists.

In Hargeisa witnesses reported more than 20 people were killed and more than 30 among three journalists injured when three separate cars simultaneously drove into compounds housing President Dahir Riyale Kahin's private residence, the UN Development Program offices, and the Ethiopian consulate, with the last location suffering the worst of the damage and the greatest number of casualties.

Journalist Jamal Abdi Mohamed of Hagen Newspaper was wounded at the left hand, Abdi Hamud of Somaliland space channel was injured at the left arm, and journalist Mohamed Harun Ahmed of Somaliland Space Channel was also severely injured as his two legs were broken by the suicide bomb.

"We condemned all deliberate and indiscriminate attacks on civilians, which are clearly prohibited under international law as result of that we calls for prompt and impartial investigations into Wednesday's deadly attacks" said Daud Abdi Daud the executive Director of Somali Journalists Rights Agency (SOJRA).

The Somali Journalists Rights Agency (SOJRA) demands investigations into Wednesday's deadly attacks and calls on Somaliland, Puntland and TFG authorities to ensure that those responsible are held accountable according to international standards of justice without application of the death penalty.