Abas Hussein Abdirahman: Somali Adulterer Stoned To Death, Pregnant Girlfriend Spared "Until She Gives Birth"

First Posted: 3/18/10 Updated: 5/25/11

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BBC NEWS :

Abas Hussein Abdirahman, 33, was killed in front of a crowd of some 300 people in the port town of Merka.

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