Al-Shabab fighters executed in Somalia

The authorities in Somalia have executed four men who were behind twin blasts which killed dozens of people in the south-western city of Baidoa in February 2016, military officer Major Nur Aden has said, Reuters news agency reports.

The four, who were members of militant Islamist group al-Shabab, were sentenced to death in February by a military court which found them guilty of blowing up two restaurants simultaneously in 2016.

Eyewitnesses said the men were shot by firing squad in a public place in  Baidoa.




“More men accused of being al-Shabab members will be executed today or tomorrow,” Major Aden was quoted by Reuters as saying.

Al-Shabab has carried out a wave of bombings and assassinations as part of its campaign to overthrow the UN-backed Somali government.

AFP

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