A teenage Muslim girl received 60 lashes in Timbuktu today (October 16, 2012), after Islamist extremists convicted her of speaking to men on the street, according to the USA Today website.
The girl -- about 15 years old -- was caught standing alongside men by the Islamists of Ansar Dine who now run Timbuktu.
"The Islamists charged that the girl was warned five times by Islamist police, but she continued to speak to men in the street. After the hearing, the Islamists gave 60 lashes to the girl," said Ousmane Maiga, a Timbuktu resident contacted by phone.
The public whipping took place in front of the new headquarters of the Islamic police in downtown Timbuktu, next to Independence Square.
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