SANAA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Yemeni court controlled by Shiite Houthi rebels in the capital Sanaa sentenced two al-Qaida suspects to death, Houthi-controlled Saba news agency reported on Monday.
The court also sentenced four other suspects to prison terms ranging from 3 to 10 years, according to Saba.
The defendants were accused of involving in terrorist and criminal acts against security and military facilities in the southeastern province of Hadramout, and attacking the headquarters of the defence ministry in the capital Sanaa in 2013.
Al-Qaida branch in Yemen has been taking advantage from turmoil in the Arab country since 2011.
The terrorist group has also extended control over swath of territories in the country's south and northeast provinces since the civil war erupted after the the Shiite Houthi rebels stormed the capital Sanaa in late 2014 and drove the legitimate government into exile.
