A Yemeni court specialized in the cases of terrorism in Hadramout sentenced four suspected Al-Qaeda militants between three to five years in prison.
The first and the second suspects, Faris Al-Katheri and Rami Al-Saeiri were sentenced to five years in jail. While the third, Basam Hassen Salman was sentenced to three years, and the fourth, Hani Sam Ariqon was sentenced to four years.
The four suspects faced charges of forming a gang for committing criminal and terrorist acts, planning attacks and procuring passports with the intention of using them to join Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia. They were also accused of sheltering Al-Qaeda militants from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Sudan.