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UAE tries 15 for Al-Qaeda links |
2014-09-09 |
[ARABNEWS] The trial began in the UAE on Monday of 15 persons charged with joining and financing Syria's Al-Qaeda franchise and a rebel group there, the official WAM news agency said. Eleven of the defendants, whose nationalities were not disclosed, appeared at a first hearing before the Federal Supreme Court in Abu Dhabi, WAM said. It was unclear why the remaining four were not in court. The 15 are accused of "joining and collecting funds for two terrorist groups abroad -- Al-Nusra Front and Ahrar Al-Sham" which are fighting against Syrian ![]() Pencilneckal-Assad Supressor of the Damascenes... 's regime. |
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