Three terrorists of a 16-member suspected Al-Qaeda cell, currently on trial on charges related to committing and plotting terrorist attacks in the country, confessed during Monday's court session to planning to attack banks, steal money and target tourists in Yemen.
They said they had planned to raid against banks in different provinces to steal money and attack tourists particularly at the Dar Al-Hajar tourist attraction.
They also confessed to committing previous terrorist attacks and said they had received sums from Saudi figures to carry out more attacks in Yemen.
Moreover, they disclosed the places where they hid large weapons in areas where they previously carried out terrorist attacks including an attack on the Italian embassy early last year.
The accused No. 12 Adnan Khalil Ismail said he met with the first accused Rawi Al-Sayari in Hadramout and a second time in Sana'a.
The two visited the headquarters of the embassy and they then bought a Magellan set, used to identify positions which they later handed to their colleague Mahmoud Darwish to use it for attacking the embassy.
The cell members, who went trial early last month, are accused of a string of attacks including the killing of two Belgian tourists in 2007.
They are also face charged with attacks against the US and Italian embassies as well as a mortar attack against a foreigner residential complex in Sana'a which occurred mid last year in addition to charges related to attacking domestic military compounds.
The cell members include 11 Yemenis, four Syrians and a Yemen with Saudi nationality.