Saudi Arabia executes man who attacked Spanish performers

 Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed a Yemeni man found guilty of attacking a Spanish dance troupe and wounding three people on st before a stunned audience in capital last year.

Interior Ministry anunced execution in a statement and identified man as 33-year-old Yemeni national Em Abdelqawi al-Mansouri. He was sentenced to death in late December, a swift six weeks after attack in Riyh in mid-vember.

troupe from Spain h been performing at a park in Riyh on evening of v. 11 when a man stormed st and attacked m with a knife. It marked first such incidence of violence since kingdom began loosening restrictions on entertainment around two years ago.

Specialized Criminal Court, established to try terrorism cases in Riyh, found al-Mansouri guilty on a number of charges, including stabbing performers and a security guard, intimidating public, tampering with national security, creating chaos and terror and attempting to derail entertainment activities in Saudi Arabia.

court also found man guilty of acting on orders of a senior al-Qaida leer in Yemen. name of alleged al-Qaida leer was t me public.

court ruled that a second suspect, who was t identified, be sentenced to 12.5 years in prison. He was found guilty of aiding and abetting attacker and sending money to al-Qaida in Yemen.

State-owned news media outlets aired foot night of attack showing security as y ran on st to capture suspect. Or state-linked media outlets shared foot online of a man running on st and apparently attacking performers from behind as troupe, dressed in gold ensembles, performed a dance.