Vile jihadi journalist gunned down by firing squad for murder of five reporters

A TWISTED journalist who became a terrorist for al-Qaeda has been shot dead by a firing squad.

JUSTICE: Hassan Hanafi was executed by a firing squad

Hassan Hanafi, who was convicted of murdering five reporters, was tied to a wooden post before being blasted away.

The execution took place in a police academy in Somalia.

SICK: Hassan Hanafi butchered five journalists

Hanafi, a one-time radio host, was sentenced in March after being booted out of neighbouring Kenya last year.

The sick militant joined al-Shabaab, the Somalian branch of al-Qaeda, in 2008.

READY: The firing squad prepare to execute Hassan Hanafi

He worked as an informant for the group, identifying journalists the evil jihadis could potentially target.

Hanafi was promoted to a commander by his superiors in 2009, after impressing them in his previous work.

Hanafi was promoted by the group in 2009

But soon after his promotion, Hanafi was seriously injured.

After being sentenced to death he said: “Al-Shabaab killed many journalists but personally I killed only one.

"But I am indifferent if you kill me.

"You will see if killings will stop even after my death."

Two other al-Shabaab members were recently executed for killing a journalist with a car bomb.