Somalia ? A Swedish journalist was fatally shot Friday as he filmed a demonstration.

Martin Adler, 47, an award-winning reporter and television cameraman, was covering a crowd hailing a deal between the largely powerless, U.N.-backed transitional government and the Islamic leaders who control Mogadishu and most of southern Somalia.

Lawlessness and anger at foreigners run high despite peace efforts in Mogadishu.

An unidentified gunman came up from behind and fired a single shot from close range at Adler.

International journalists have been stoned or heckled while reporting on recent demonstrations. But the capital had been relatively calm since the Islamists drove the warlords out earlier this month.