Islamists in Mali Chop off suspected thief's hand -BAMAKO, Mali - NewsBlist

Islamist militants in northern Mali chopped off a man's hand as punishment for stealing, a spokesman for an Islamist group said as hardliners tighten their control over the vast territory in northwest Africa .
Adnan Abou Walid Saharaoui, spokesman for the jihadist group Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa, or MUJAO, said Thursday that the amputation was carried out the previous day in the village of Ansongo. Authorities had accused the man of stealing a motorcycle.... (AP News)