A military court in Hargeisa, the capital of the self-proclaimed Somaliland, has sentenced 17 civilians to death for attacking a military base.
Five minors were also given life sentences, after seven people - including three soldiers - were killed, a Somaliland official told the BBC.
An armed group carried out the attack, claiming the military had built on land that they had owned for generations.
Somaliland has escaped much of the violence that plagues Somalia.
Swift case...
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Five minors were also given life sentences, after seven people - including three soldiers - were killed, a Somaliland official told the BBC.
An armed group carried out the attack, claiming the military had built on land that they had owned for generations.
Somaliland has escaped much of the violence that plagues Somalia.
Swift case...
http://news360.com/article/53661581
Shared using News360 for the iPad. Learn more at http://news360.com
Victor Cuvo, Attorney at Law
770.582.9904
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