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| Africa Horn |
| Somali military court sentences two soldiers to death |
| 2013-10-05 |
| MOGADISHU -- The Somali Federal Government military court has sentenced two soldiers to death on Tuesday, Garowe Online reports. Yahye Sheikh Abdullahi Ahmed and Hussein Ali Ahmed Omar, 30- who were bodyguards for Federal Member of Parliament Nur Mohamed Hussein were charged with the murder of Somali police officers, namely Adan Nur Ali and Ali Mumin Abdirahman, court officials said. The military court spokesman Col. Abdullahi Mohamed Keyse who spoke to the media at the court building said, “The shooting incident occurred in Wardhigley district of Mogadishu and they have been convicted of killing the police officers”. The blindfolded convicted soldiers were taken into custody shortly after judge declared the sentence. |
| Posted by:Steve White |