Somali cleric executed by al-Shabab for spying for CIA

A Somali man accused of spying for the CIA has been executed by firing squad in the capital, Mogadishu.

Ahmed Ali Hussein, 44, was also accused of belonging to a sect opposed to Islamist group al-Shabab, which runs much of southern and central Somalia.

An al-Shabab judge said Mr Hussein had admitted helping the US for the past 16 months.