Islamic extremists from the rebel Al Shabaab in Somalia publicly shot a 28-year-old man, Hassan Hurshe,

Islamic extremists from the rebel Al Shabaab in Somalia publicly shot a 28-year-old man, Hassan Hurshe, to death after identifying him as a Christian. Al Shabaab members brought Hurshe to a public place in the town of Jilib and shot him in the head. “Many people watched this horrible action, including women and children,” said a witness.
The insurgents in Jamaame district in southern Somalia had been monitoring 28-year-old Hassan Hurshe since his arrival from Kenya in 2010 and determined that he had become a Christian while in Kenya, said area Muslim sources whose names are withheld for security reasons.
Another area resident independently confirmed this account of the execution. A leader of the Somali underground church in Kenya who had also heard of the murder said Hurshe converted to Christianity in 2006, married in 2008 and fathered a baby boy in 2009. Somalis are considered Muslim by birth, and apostasy, or leaving Islam, is punishable by death. After the execution, Hurshe’s parents, widow and son fled the area, a local resident said.