M e d e s h i: Somalia: Al-shabab execute two Somalis
Somali militants execute ‘spies’
Islamist militants in Somalia have executed two people they accused of spying for foreign organisations.
(Typical Al-shabab execution – Medeshi file photo)
Hundreds watched as a firing squad arranged by the al-Shabab group shot the pair in the capital, Mogadishu.
Al-Shabab officials said the men had been found guilty of working for the US CIA and African Union peacekeepers.
Analysts say the killings may have been in retaliation for a US raid earlier this month, in which an al-Qaeda suspect is said to have been killed.
The US regards al-Shabab as a proxy for al-Qaeda in Somalia, and says the group threatens to destabilise the region.
