The Maltese man who was killed in Somalia two weeks ago was laid to rest today.

Paul Formosa was shot and killed by Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group on 4 Februatry while working for a Dubai government-owned port operator in the country’s semi-autonomous Puntland region.

His funeral was held this morning at St Anne parish church, Marsascala, followed by a private burial.

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