Three killed in Somalia for being ‘spies’

Published Mar 5, 2014

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Mogadishu - Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked militant group says it has killed three men it accused of being spies.

A self-proclaimed judge for al-Shabab said on the group's radio station on Wednesday that the three men had been executed by firing squad in the rebel-held town of Barawe.

The judge, who goes by the name Abdul Haq, said the three had been spying for the Somalia and French governments. He said other spies would face similar punishment.

Haq said one of the men confessed to helping provide intelligence for the botched French military operation to rescue hostage Denis Allex last year. Allex died during the rescue attempt.

Sapa-AP

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