Yemen Publicly Executes Two Men for Assaulting, Killing a Child

A general view of the southern port city of Aden, Yemen, on Jan. 22, 2018. Reuters/Fawaz Salman/File Photo

Two men who were accused of raping and killing a child were publicly executed in Yemen, according to photos published by Reuters.

Wadah Refat, 28, and Mohamed Khaled, 31, were both held down and shot in front of a crowd of onlookers in the port city of Aden. They were accused of raping and killing a boy, Mohamed Saad, last year.