Authorities in Somalia warn against financing terrorism

FILE - A soldier walks past wreckage after an attack on the Afrik hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, Feb. 1, 2021. Though security forces eventually ended the attack, Somalia's government warned on Saturday that anyone who pays extortion money to al-Shabab would face legal action.

Somalia's government Saturday sent stern warnings to businesses and individuals that pay extortion money to al-Shabab, saying the full force of the law would be brought against traders and individuals who pay the al-Qaida ally.