On Sunday, a Yemeni appeals court reduced to seven years a 10-year prison sentence against a Yemeni grocer convicted of lobbing two grenades at the United States embassy in the capital of Sanaa on March 15.
The sentence handed down to Samir Yehia Awadh, 25, on May 18th was "too harsh," said appeals court president Said al-Qattah in explaining his decision, according to AFP.
Awadh had appealed against the ruling by a Sanaa court, which imposed the maximum penalty allowed under the law. He pleaded not guilty to charges of "throwing two grenades against the wall of the embassy, endangering the lives of innocents and damaging the foreign relations of Yemen."
No one was injured in the attack, which took place a day after US Vice President Dick Cheney visited Yemen. The United States has been helping Yemen crack down on suspected members of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network. (Albawaba.com)
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