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Islamic miliants have executed two Somali football fans for watching Nigeria play Argentina on Saturday night.The deaths happened in Central Somalia which is under strict Islamic law and forbids anyone in the region from watching World Cup matches.Militants from Hizbul Islam arrested 10 fans who were also part of the group.A further 30 people were arrested for watching the Australia vs Germany game the following night.Sheikh Mohamed Abdi Aros, a spokesman for the militants, said that, "We are warning all the youth of Somalia not to dare watch these World Cup matches." He said that the people of Somalia should focus on pursuing jihad and not, "watching mad men jump up and down."Hizbul Islam had previously invited Osama bin Laden to Somalia.Source: Yahoo sports
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