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Al-Qaeda men get death for killing French tourists

A Mauritanian court on Tuesday sentenced three young Al-Qaeda members to death for the murder of four French tourists in 2007 in the south of the country.

Updated on: May 26, 2010, 24:04:08 IST
AFP | By , Nouakchott
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A Mauritanian court on Tuesday sentenced three young Al-Qaeda members to death for the murder of four French tourists in 2007 in the south of the country.

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"The court has decided to sentence to death Mohamed Ould Chabarnou, Maarouf Ould Haiba and Sidi Ould Sidna," court president Ould Khaya said in Arabic as he read out the verdict.

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