Yemen jails Qaeda-linked cell over attack plots

Yemeni security court on Tuesday sentenced three members of an alleged Al-Qaeda cell to seven years each in jail on charges of plotting attacks and possessing explosives.

The fourth defendant, a 15-year-old, was handed a two-year prison sentence.

“This verdict is unjust,” the accused shouted from the dock after the court ruling.

The three were convicted of conspiring to attack tourists and government facilities to avenge the killing by security forces of Al-Qaeda field commander Hamza al-Kaithi in August last year. (AFP)