Militant Islamists in Somalia have shot dead a
Muslim woman for refusing to wear a veil, her
relatives say.
The nomadic woman was killed outside her hut
near the southern Somali town of Hosingow by
gunmen belonging to the al-Shabab group, they
added.
The militant had ordered her to put on a veil,
and then killed her after returning and finding
she was still not wearing one, the relatives said.
An al-Shabab spokesman denied the group had
killed the woman.
Al-Shabab does not fully control the area where
she was living, he added.
The woman’s relatives, who asked not to be
identified for fear of reprisals, told the BBC she
was killed at about 07:30 (04:30 GMT).
Al-Shabab, which controls much of southern
and central Somalia, imposes strict rules of
behaviour, including dress codes for men and
women.
Source: BBC
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