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| Somalia's al-Shabab says it has killed British spy | Somalia's al-Shabab says it has killed British spy |
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| The Somali militant group al-Shabab says it has killed five men it accuses of spying, including one British national. | |
| The five men were shot dead in a public execution on Tuesday in an area under the control of the Islamist group. | The five men were shot dead in a public execution on Tuesday in an area under the control of the Islamist group. |
| Al-Shabab alleges that three of the men were US spies, according to Reuters news agency, while another was said to be working for the Somali government. | Al-Shabab alleges that three of the men were US spies, according to Reuters news agency, while another was said to be working for the Somali government. |
| The UK, US and Somali governments have not yet commented on the reports. | The UK, US and Somali governments have not yet commented on the reports. |
| Al-Shabab once had control of the capital, Mogadishu, and still operates freely in many rural parts of southern Somalia. | Al-Shabab once had control of the capital, Mogadishu, and still operates freely in many rural parts of southern Somalia. |
| The militants have on several previous occasions killed people it accused of spying. | The militants have on several previous occasions killed people it accused of spying. |
| In December 2017, al-Shabab killed five men, among them a teenage boy, whom it accused of working for US and Kenyan intelligence. | In December 2017, al-Shabab killed five men, among them a teenage boy, whom it accused of working for US and Kenyan intelligence. |