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UAE court sentences woman to death for killing U.S. teacher

Xinhua, June 29, 2015 Adjust font size:

A United Arab Emirates court on Monday sentenced an Emirati woman to death for killing a female American teacher late last year, local media reported.

Alaa Bader Abdullah Al Hashemi, 30, was prosecuted for stabbing to death 37-year-old Ibolya Ryan in a bathroom in Boutik Mall in Al-Reem Island in Abu Dhabi on Dec. 1, according to daily The National.

Hashemi was also found guilty of making an explosive device for the purpose of harming others, creating an online account to promote terrorist thoughts and donating funds to a terrorist organization.

The convict showed no emotion as the verdict was announced.

The case has triggered international attention as the UAE has been regarded as a politically and socially stable country with a relatively low crime rate. Endit