3 ISIS Terrorists Sentenced to Death for Beheading 2 Young Tourists

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7/19/2019|Updated: 7/19/2019

Three terrorists belonging to the ISIS extremist group were sentenced to death by firing squad on July 18 for decapitating two European women who were on holiday in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains last year.

Abdessamad Ejjoud and Youness Ouziyad killed Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, from Denmark, and Maren Ueland, 28, while Rachid Afatti filmed the killing to later post online, reported Reuters.

Venus Upadhayaya

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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