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Somali Islamists pull teeth from 'sinners'

Source: Daily Nation
Mogadishu : Somalia | 3 months ago  
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Somali Islamist group al Shabaab is forcibly removing gold and silver teeth from residents in southern Somalia because it says they contravene strict religious law, locals from a coastal town said on Monday. Residents in Marka say al Shabaab has been rounding up anyone seen with a silver or gold tooth...
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