(SomaliNet) One of the government soldiers in Somalia was on Thursday put to death after he was convicted of deliberately killing a comrade last month, local security official said. | Farhan Abdi Kulmie, blindfolded and chained on both hands and legs was shot dead in public by squad of soldiers. |
The execution came when the Somalia military court sentenced Abdi to death penalty after he was found of murder guilty. The government rejected the press to take pictures during the execution.
Meanwhile, one soldier died when grenade explosion targeted the military base of the Somali forces in north of the capital Thursday. Witnesses said unknown gunmen hurled a grenade at government troops around the mother and child SOS hospital. Another soldier was injured in the blast. The attackers escaped unharmed.