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2 girls executed by Somali Islamic group

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

OCTOBER 28, 2010 11:50

MOGADISHU, Somalia — An al-Qaida-linked Islamic group said Thursday it has executed two girls in a western Somali town, accusing them of spying for Somalia's weak, UN-backed government.

Al-Shabab judge Sheik Mohamed Ibrahim on Wednesday sentenced the girls to death for working for government soldiers fighting the group in the town of Belet Weyne.

Ayan Mohamed Jama, 18, and Huriyo Ibrahim, 15 were executed by firing squad soon after sentencing.

As the girls were shot, they shouted "There is no God but Allah," says an eyewitness who asked not to be named for fear of reprisals.

Al-Shabab controls large parts of southern Somalia and its members vow allegiance to al-Qaida. It has carried out several whippings, amputations and executions to enforce its own strict interpretation of Islam.

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