01 August 2009
Al-Qaeda intent on 'cleansing' Christians by beheading them in Somalia
Islamic militants in Somalia so far this year have killed eight Christians.
Two of them were sons of a Christian leader says Reuters Africa and Compass Direct News.
Nine of the 10 victims were beheaded.
The killings come from extremists al Shabaab insurgents wanting to topple Somalia's West-leaning transitional government and enforce sharia (Islamic) law.
Somalia's Christians comprise less than 1 percent of the nation's 9.8 million people.
Compass says al Shabaab has ties to al-Qaida which is monitoring converts from Islam and is intent on "cleansing" Christians "especially where Christian workers had provided medical aid" through a former Christian-operated hospital.
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