Saudi Arabia sentences three to death over links to 2017 Jeddah attack

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Saudi Arabia, sentences, death, links, 2017 Jeddah attack

Dubai - The court convicted the three on terrorism-related charges including possessing explosives.

By Reuters

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Published: Sun 6 Sep 2020, 5:00 PM

Last updated: Mon 7 Sep 2020, 9:01 AM

A Saudi court has sentenced three people to death for their involvement in an attack in Jeddah when two men blew themselves up after a shootout with police, state-run Al Ekhbariya television said on Sunday.
In 2017, Saudi security forces surrounded a house in Jeddah and exchanged fire with two men with ties to a militant group, who blew themselves up.
The court convicted the three on terrorism-related charges including possessing explosives, Ekhbariya said.
The ruling said the defendants supported a militant group and planned to kill members of the security forces, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported.


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