Outrage in Somalia after man says he married missing eight-year-old

Her family had not seen her for six months before she was found with a man claiming to be her husband.

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The girl was reported missing by her family in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland last September.

Months later, it emerged the girl's father had consented for her to be married to an adult named Sheikh Mahmoud.

Security forces surrounded the man's house last week and forced they way in after he locked himself in a room with the girl.

The incident has sparked anger on social media and public protests in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.

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