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On April 23, 2015, the Homs province of the Islamic State (ISIS) published pictures showing the stoning of two men convicted of homosexuality.
A picture showed one of the convicted being led blindfolded to his execution site. The image quotes a hadith prescribing the punishment for homosexuals: "Whoever you find doing the act of the people of Lot, execute the doer and the one to whom it is done."
Another picture shows an ISIS man hugging the men goodbye, with the picture's caption praying for Allah to have mercy on the men.
A large crowd attends the stoning, with several seen throwing large rocks at the men.
Source: Shumoukh Al-Islam, April 23, 2015.
