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Yemen court reduces jail sentence of US embassy shooter
An appeals court in Yemen has reduced the prison sentence for a man convicted of shooting at the US Embassy there.
- AP
- Published: 14:56 May 12, 2008
Sana'a: An appeals court in Yemen has reduced the prison sentence for a man convicted of shooting at the US Embassy there.
The 2006 shooting caused slight damage to the building in the Yemeni capital of Sana'a, but no one was hurt.
Saleh Alawi Al Ammari was initially sentenced to five years in prison. But a judge on Monday reduced the penalty to three years.
Prosecutors have said Al Ammari went on a shooting spree after listening to videotapes calling on Muslims to wage jihad, or holy war, against the United States because of the Iraq war and American support for Israel.
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