Wednesday March 20, 2019
Somalia security forces execute a convicted Al-Shabaab bomber via firing squad. FILE PHOTO
MOGADISHU, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Somalia's military court on Wednesday
sentenced two al-Shabab fighters to death for their involvement in
terrorist attacks and assassinations.
Chief of the First Tribunal of the Armed Forces of Somalia Hassan Ali
Shute announced the verdict after Anshour Osman Abukar, 23, and Mohamed
Ali Borow, 25, were convicted of orchestrating and participating in
al-Shabab attacks.
The two were found guilty of killing innocent civilians, organizing
multiple explosions and other staged terror attacks at a complex in
Mogadishu in 2017 and 2018.