4 Saudis sentenced to death in Yemen

A court in Sana’a has sentenced to death four Saudis convicted of belonging to Al-Qaeda and beheading 14 Yemeni soldiers in a 2014 attack, according to media run by the Houthis.

The 2014 attack was one of many carried out by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) on state security targets.

“The criminal court in charge of terrorism cases in Sana’a on Sunday sentenced four Saudi nationals to death for belonging to Al-Qaeda and killing and beheading 14 soldiers of the 135th Brigade,” Al-Masirah television reported.

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The Houthis seized control of Sana’a in September 2014, forcing the then government into exile. In March the following year, a Saudi-led coalition launched a campaign to try to restore the ousted government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, carrying out thousands of air raids.

The court ordered for the men to be executed in public and in the presence of the families of those killed, the channel reported.