15 Yemeni militants convicted

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SANAA, Yemen -- A Yemeni court has convicted 15 al Qaeda-linked militants on terror charges, news agencies report.

The charges include the 2002 bombing of French oil tanker Limburg and a plot to kill the U.S. ambassador to Yemen.

One of the militants was sentenced to death for killing a Yemeni police officer, the Associated Press reported.

At least seven others received ten-year prison terms

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