World Cup fans executed
Yahoo!7 - 3 hours ago
Islamic miliants have executed two Somali football fans
for watching Nigeria play Argentina on Saturday night.
The deaths happened in Central Somali which is under strict
Islamic law and forbids anyone in the region from watching
World Cup matches.
Militants from Hizbul Islam arrested 10 fans who were
also part of the group. A further 30 people were arrested
for watching the Australia vs Germany game the following night.
Sheikh Mohamed Abdi Aros, a spokesman for the militants,
said that, "We are warning all the youth of Somalia not to
dare watch these World Cup matches." He said that the
people of Somalia should focus on pursuing jihad and not,
"watching mad men jump up and down."
Hizbul Islam had previously invited Osama bin Laden to Somali.
Yahoo!7 - 3 hours ago
Islamic miliants have executed two Somali football fans
for watching Nigeria play Argentina on Saturday night.
The deaths happened in Central Somali which is under strict
Islamic law and forbids anyone in the region from watching
World Cup matches.
Militants from Hizbul Islam arrested 10 fans who were
also part of the group. A further 30 people were arrested
for watching the Australia vs Germany game the following night.
Sheikh Mohamed Abdi Aros, a spokesman for the militants,
said that, "We are warning all the youth of Somalia not to
dare watch these World Cup matches." He said that the
people of Somalia should focus on pursuing jihad and not,
"watching mad men jump up and down."
Hizbul Islam had previously invited Osama bin Laden to Somali.