Al-Qaeda executes two Saudis over ‘spying for US in Yemen’
Al-Qaeda terrorists have executed two Saudi men over accusations of spying for the US in Yemen, a day after the Takfiri group announced the death of its regional leader.
The two were accused of secreting tracking devices on the clothing and vehicles of al-Qaeda commanders, thus allowing US drones to track and target them, said a local official in southeastern port city of Mukalla on Wednesday.
The terrorists first read out the charges and then shot them. One of them was accused of directly guiding a US drone attack that killed senior al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader Nasr al-Ansi and a media officer known as Muhannad Ghalab in April.
On the scene witnesses said that the execution was carried out on a sandy beach in front of a public gathering, adding that the bodies were later hung off a bridge.
According to reports, al-Qaeda supporters posted pictures of the men’s execution and their bloody bodies after the incident. In some of the posts, they accused one of the Saudis of being a member of the ISIL terrorist group.
The execution took place just days after Yemen-based AQAP confirmed that its senior leader, Nasir al-Wuhayshi, was killed in a US drone strike.
Wuhayshi was the head of the AQAP and al-Qaeda's second in command. According to reports, AQAP military commander Qasm al-Rimi, aka Abu Hureira al-Sanaani, was appointed as his replacement.
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