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| Yemeni court jails seven al-Qaeda members |
| 2010-01-27 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] A Yemeni court sentenced on Tuesday seven suspected al-Qaeda members between five and ten years in jail after convicting them of plotting to attack foreign interests and tourists, as the government said it will not allow foreign covert operations against al-Qaeda on its territory. The seven suspects were arrested while preparing explosives and monitoring tourist buses to attack them, according to police. Their trial began on Oct. 17. They were convicted of "plotting to form an armed gang to execute criminal acts targeting foreign tourists and interests and government installments," according to the verdict. Three of them, Hussein al-Marwalah, Mohammed al-Ghawly, and Hani al-Aleeni, were sentenced to 10 years in prison, while three others, Yossuf al-Hajjaji, Abdullah al-Matari, and Amin al-Najjar, were jailed seven years. The seventh, Muteab al-Qadi, was sentenced to five years in prison. The militants chanted "God is Great" and praised al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden as their leader after they heard the verdict. Yemen has been the target of a number of attacks claimed by al-Qaeda against foreign missions, tourist sites and oil installations. The Yemeni government has intensified its military campaign against global terrorist group as international pressure mounted on Sanaa to clamp down on the militants who are believed to be regrouping in the impoverished country. Al-Qaeda branch in Yemen -- al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) -- has claimed responsibility for the botched Christmas Day attack on a U.S. airliner. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 In Yemen, jail means R & R before the next sortie. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2010-01-27 11:16 |
| #2 In Yemen, jail means saved. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2010-01-27 08:53 |
| #1 "Yemeni court sentenced on Tuesday seven suspected al-Qaeda members between five and ten years..." But when is their escape/jail break scheduled for? In Yemen, that's the more relevant time frame. |
| Posted by: American Delight 2010-01-27 07:16 |