A Muslim militant connected to the 2002 murders of three Southern Baptist medical workers in Yemen was executed Nov. 27.
A Muslim militant connected to the 2002 murders of
three Southern Baptist medical workers in Yemen was executed Nov. 27.
Ali al-Jarallah was blindfolded and shot in the
courtyard of the central prison in San’a, Yemen’s capital, according to
the Associated Press and other news services. Al-Jarallah was convicted
and sentenced to death in 2003 for plotting the medical workers’ deaths
and for the assassination of a prominent national politician, Yemeni
Socialist Party leader Jarallah Omar.
Yemeni authorities said Al-Jarallah planned the Dec.
30, 2002, attack on the former Jibla Baptist Hospital carried out by
gunman Abed Abdul Razak Kamel. Kamel walked into the hospital compound
that day and shot and killed hospital director William Koehn, physician
Martha Myers and purchasing agent Kathleen Gariety.
Kamel, also convicted and sentenced to death for the
murders, remains in prison. No date has been set for his execution.
Kamel admitted in court to coordinating the attack with al-Jarallah.
Yemeni officials believe both are tied to the al
Qaeda terrorist network. Police reported finding audiotapes of al Qaeda
leader Osama bin Laden in Kamel’s home after the murders. (BP)