January 22, 2010 - Somalia's al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab Islamists on Thursday publicly chopped off the right hand of a man accused of stealing cellphones, witnesses and officials said. The punishment took place in the southern port town of Merka under the control of the extremist group, and where they have imposed strict sharia, or Islamic law. "This punishment is part of broad effort to implement sharia in the country. Anybody who steals gets his hands chopped off," said Sheikh Isa Mohamed, a Shebab official. Click below for story.
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