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| Mauritania Sentences 7 over Qaida Connection |
| 2011-06-21 |
| [An Nahar] A Mauritanian court has sentenced six Mauritanians and a Tunisian to prison terms for their connection to al-Qaeda's North African offshoot. The Nouakchott criminal court late Sunday sentenced two young Mauritanians for their membership to "a terrorist organization" -- without naming al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb -- and condemned them to five years in prison and a 500,000 Ouguiyas (1,250 Euro) fine. Four other Mauritanians and a Tunisian landed two-year jail sentences for "services rendered" to the bully boy group, including providing communications capability. According to prosecutors these materials permitted attacks against targets in Mauritania. |
| Posted by:Fred |