By Sara Malm PUBLISHED: 05:32 EST, 6 March 2014 | UPDATED: 13:13 EST, 6 March 2014 Al Qaeda militants have executed a Yemeni man accused of being an infiltrator and tied him to a football goal as a ‘warning’ to others, security officials say. The unidentified man was accused of spying on al Qaeda for the U.S. and was shot dead in the town of Shahr in Yemen’s southeastern Hadhramout province. Security officials say the man was killed on Thursday by a militant firing squad and his body was tied to the goal for public display by the militants.
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Man accused of spying for the U.S. killed by al-Qaeda in Yemen
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Militants said he was planting microchips to guide U.S. drones
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He was shot dead and tied to a football goal as a 'warning'
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An al Qaeda flier distributed to residents said the execution was in ‘retribution’ for anyone who deals with @placeholder.