Syria: Al Qaeda-led religious court executes 10 in Aleppo

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AFP, Beirut
Updated: Aug 01, 2015 20:18 IST

At least 10 people were executed on Saturday in Syria's Aleppo city on the orders of a religious court dominated by al Qaeda affiliate al Nusra Front, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

The monitor said two of the executed were accused of adultery, with the rest accused of collaboration with the Syrian government.

The executions, in the eastern Aleppo neighbourhood of Shaar, were ordered by a religious court that includes several conservative rebel groups but is dominated by al Nusra Front.

All 10 men were shot dead, the Observatory said.

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