Somali militants threaten World Cup TV viewers

Somali militants have threatened football fans they will be publicly flogged - or worse - if they are caught watching the World Cup on TV.

Gangs of Islamists are reported to be patrolling the areas they control looking for people watching games.

Dedicated fans are watching matches in secret, or in the few areas controlled by government forces.

On Saturday militants killed two people as they attacked a house where people were watching a game.

Militant group Hizbul-Islam also arrested 10 others at the house north-east of the capital Mogadishu where fans were watching the game between Argentina and Nigeria.

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TBH, the biggest problem in Somalia IS that ppl are watching football.... if it wasn't for that the country would be in a much better situation...

Which is why there were no problems in Somalia until the World Cup started last week.

Don't just do something! Stand there.