Yemeni court sentences al-Qaida militant to death over intelligence headquarters bombing
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Judicial officials in Yemen say a state security court has sentenced an al-Qaida militant to death over the bombing of an intelligence headquarters in the country's south that killed a dozen soldiers in 2010.
The court headed by Judge Helal Mahfal convicted Ahmed Qadri of belonging to Yemen's al-Qaida branch and taking part in the bombing in the country's second-largest city, Aden.
The officials also said the judge convicted and sentenced another nine alleged al-Qaida militants to up to 10 years in prison for a failed assassination attempt targeting President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi earlier this year.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to brief reporters.
Yemen has been battling with al-Qaida militants from one of the most active branches in the world.