Yemen’s al-Qaeda branch vows revenge over Saudi executions
Threat from Sunni terrorist group a sign its members among the 37 Saudis beheaded this week on terrorism charges
SANAA, Yemen — Al-Qaeda in Yemen is vowing to avenge beheadings carried out by Saudi Arabia this week, an indication that some of the 37 Saudis executed on terrorism-related charges were members of the Sunni militant group.
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, as the branch is called, posted a statement on militant-linked websites on Friday, accusing the kingdom of offering the blood of the “noble children of the nation just to appease America.”
The statement says al-Qaeda will “never forget about their blood and we will avenge them.”
US ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed 37 suspects convicted on terrorism-related charges. Most were believed to be Shiites but at least one was believed to be a Sunni militant.
His body was pinned to a pole in public as a warning to others.
The Times of Israel Community.