Five individuals alleged to be spying on the Kenyan, Somalia and Ethiopian governments were executed on Tuesday evening in Somalia.
Al Shabaab extremists claimed that they killed the five people after it emerged that they had allegedly been sent by the three states to spy on the terrorist organization group.
The Al Qaeda affiliate announced on their Andalus radio station that they performed the killings on Tuesday evening at a public arena in Lower Shabelle region.
Witnesses revealed to the Associated Press (AP) that the five were tied to poles and shot dead by masked gunmen in front of a crowd on the open ground.
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A self-proclaimed judge was present at the scene of the murder and reportedly read out their verdict in front of the residents before the murder.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs declined to give further details on the incident and directed the matter to a senior official who was not available for comment.
Meanwhile, five police officers were killed on Tuesday in an attack by suspected Al-Shabaab militants.
The attack took place on the Elwak-Kotulo road in Mandera, and reports indicate the attackers also burnt a police lorry.
Mandera South deputy county commissioner Daniel Bundotich confirmed the incident, stating that three police reservists and 2 Administration Police officers died in the attack.
“We lost five security officers in the attack while on patrol on Elwak-Kotulo road, Combined forces were on patrol before being ambushed by suspected Al-Shabaab, a team responding to the attack was also attacked and their lorry burnt,’’ stated Mr Bundotich.
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