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Somalia: Extremists behead 7 Somalis for ‘abandoning Islam’

— “Islamist fighters beheaded seven Somalis accused of renouncing their Muslim faith”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/5799339/Islamist-insurgents-behead-7-Somalis-for-spying-on-government-and-abandoning-Islam.html
— Seven Somalis beheaded by extremists for ‘spying for government’
— “‘Al-Shabaab told us that they were beheaded for being Christian followers and spies,’ a relative said after the killings. ”
— “In moves reminiscent of the Taleban, which in 2001 destroyed two statues of Buddha, the Somali hardliners have desecrated
the tombs of saints worshipped by Sufis, a mystical branch of Islam despised by the extremists but widespread among ordinary Somalis”
— “Somali Christians keep a low profile, mostly worshipping in house churches, but have been the target of mob attacks and kidnappings ”
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article6683148.ece
http://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE5690BW20090710?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0