Somali court sentences 43 Al Shabaab militants to death

New recruits belonging to the al Shabaab militant group marching during a passing out parade at a military training base in Afgoye.

Mogadishu: A court in northern Somalia town of Garowe has sentenced 43 Al Shabaab militants to death.

Prosecutor of the court, Abdullahi Hersi Elmi, said the militants who were arrested during the heavy clashes in Puntland early this year have been in prison for the past three months.