Article: 5th Twin Cities Somali man is killed in war-torn homeland; Mohamoud Hassan, 23, was an engineering student who went to Somalia last November. He had been helping care for his grandmother.(NEWS)

Byline: RICHARD MERYHEW; STAFF WRITER

A fifth Somali man from Minneapolis apparently has been killed in his war-ravaged homeland, a relative said Friday.

Mohamoud Hassan, a 23-year-old former engineering student at the University of Minnesota, reportedly died in the past day or two.

"It's real bad news," Hassan's uncle said Friday night. "But that is what happened."

The uncle, who did not want to be identified, said he didn't know when Hassan was killed, but added that "it's very recent. Today or last night."

The circumstances of Hassan's death were not immediately known.

Abdirizak Bihi, a community activist who ...

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