Saudi Court Jails 13 Terrorist Suspects

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Jumat, 19 Oktober 2018 18:55 WIB

Saudi Arabia's military parade (9/10). AP/Amr Nabil

TEMPO.CO, Jeddah - A Saudi court has sentenced 13 people, including an Afghan and a Qatari, to between 18 months and 30 years in prison for plotting an al-Qaeda attack against United States forces.

"The defendants were convicted of 'forming a terrorist cell' to target American forces in Qatar with hand grenades, rockets, and other weapons," said official media, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). "They also planned to attack U.S. forces in Kuwait."

The court also said that the group intended to send someone to Iraq to learn making vehicle bombs that could target foreign soldiers. It then sentenced the Qatari to 30 years in prison, while the Afghan received five years. Eleven Saudis were jailed for between 18 months and 25 years. The defendants were among 41 people who allegedly belonged to the terrorist cell.

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