KSA Jails 4 Women for Preparing Sons to Join Al-Qaeda

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Four women in Saudi Arabia have been jailed for preparing their sons to wage war and for supporting al-Qaeda, official media said, in the kingdom's latest "terrorist" convictions.

They were sentenced to between six and 10 years in prison, the Saudi Press Agency reported late Wednesday following the verdicts.

It said a court convicted the women on charges including "preparing some of their sons to fight in conflict areas believing "that it is required by Islam"."

They were also found guilty of "supporting al-Qaeda", accessing blocked Internet sites, and downloading "audio-visual material related to fighting."

It did not say when the offences occurred or give the nationalities of the accused, although three were issued with travel bans, suggesting they are Saudi nationals.

King Abdullah in February decreed jail terms of up to 20 years for citizens who travel abroad to fight, after the conflict in Syria attracted hundreds of Saudis.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team