A Yemeni court on Sunday sentenced a Muslim extremist to death for plotting the assassination of a politician and three American missionaries in December 2002. Ali al-Jarallah was found guilty of planning the assassination of Jarallah Omar, deputy secretary-general of the Yemeni Socialist Party, as well as the murder two days later of the missionaries at a Southern Baptist missionary hospital in Jibla. He was also convicted of creating a terror cell to assassinate local officials and foreigners, as well as buying weapons and explosives. Six accomplices in the Omar murder were given terms between three to 10 years. Seven other alleged militants were acquitted by the court.
| Look on the bright side, Ali. When you're eight inches taller, think of how imposing you'll look. |
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