A Somali court sentenced five men to death on Saturday after they were caught with a vehicle laden with explosives, a court official said. This was a rare successful prosecution in a country where bombings by the insurgency are increasing. The five said they were members of the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militia. They admitted before the court they were al Shabaab members and the court sentenced them to death," Abdifatah Haji Aden, the chairman of Puntland’s military court, told Reuters on Saturday. The al Shabaab insurgency wants to overthrow the weak UN-backed government and impose strict Islamic law.

Source: The Star May 29, 2017 08:26 UTC