Friday, two Afghans who were accused of spying for the United States were publicly executed by Taliban militants. The Taliban slit their throats in front of thousands of people.

According to Reuters, the two men were blindfolded and were brought in front of a crowd near Damadole, a village in the Bajaur region, near the Afghan border. They were executed there. Apparently, one of them was a former Taliban fighter.

Qari Zia-ur-Rehman, a Taliban leader told the thousands of people gathered there that the two men were spies, warning that “whoever spies for the Americans will meet the same fate,” reported Reuters. The Taliban blamed the two men that they released information to U.S. forces in Afghanistan, causing a missile strike on May 14. The attack caused the death of about 18 people.

After the execution the crowd began shouting “Allahu Akbar” meaning God is Greatest. Also, shortly after the execution ended, several shots were heard. Apparently two people were killed and others were injured. The shots were fired from someone who was in the crowd, reported AFP.

In May, two missiles were fired by U.S. drones. Officials said that the attack was against an Al Qaeda member.

This is not the first time that Taliban militants have killed people who were thought to be spies for U.S. but this kind of public execution doesn’t happen often.