Armed men abduct German nurse from Mogadishu Red Cross station

Armed men abducted a German nurse working for the International Committee of the Red Cross from a compound in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu in what the government said Thursday was believed to be an inside job. The organisation said the attack happened around 8.00 pm local time on Wednesday evening when unidentified armed men entered its compound, adding it was “in contact with various authorities to try and secure her release”. “We are deeply concerned about the safety of our colleague,” said Daniel O’Malley, deputy Somalia head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).