Somali government officials say al-Shabab militants have executed five men accused of spying for the Somali government, Kenyan and Ethiopian forces. The five men were publicly executed by a firing squad in the town of Kuntuwarey in Lower Shabelle region. Radio Andalus, al-Shabab's official mouthpiece, broadcast the voice of an al-Shabab judge announcing the sentence against the men. Omar told VOA Somali that some 500 residents watched the executions -- the first carried out by al-Shabab in the new year. Last month, the militants executed five people, including a 16-year-old boy, for similar accusations.

Source: Ethiopian News January 03, 2018 16:18 UTC