A crowd of more than 200 people watched as a 20-year-old divorced Somalian woman, accused of committing adultery, was stoned to death by Islamists, Tuesday.

The woman was charged, by militant group al-Shabab, with having an affair with an unmarried 29-year-old man…he was given 100 lashes.

The woman’s stoning reportedly took place as she was taken to public grounds, and buried up to her waist. Her boyfriend is reported to have received his punishment at the same venue.

Under al-Shabab’s law, any person who has been married is liable to be found guilty of adultery, punishable by stoning to death (regardless of if that person is a divorcee). And, any persons who have sex before marriage, could be subjected to 100 lashes. (more…)