WTF! THE 17 YEAR OLD THAT WON THE KORAN RECITAL WON AN AK-47!

The 17-year-old winner of a Koran recital and quiz organized by rebels in southern Somalia got an AK-47 gun, two hand grenades, a computer and an anti-tank mine as prizes.
The runnerup in the month-long competition by the al Shabaab group - for contestants age 10 to 25 - received an AK-47 and ammunition at the ceremony.

Somalia's 18-year conflict now pits al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam rebels against the UN-backed government of President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed.

The radical al Shabaab is seen as Al Qaeda's proxy and has been targeting Somali children in neighboring Kenya for radicalization and recruitment.