Yemeni killer of US citizens sentenced to death

Published May 10th, 2003 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A Yemeni court on Saturday sentenced a man to death for killing an American missionary doctor and two of her colleagues last year. 

 

Abed Abdel Razzak Kamel said he killed the three to get closer to God. He condemned the ruling as a violation of Islamic sharia law, Reuters reported.

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