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Yemeni man executed for r@pe, murder of 3-year-old Yemeni security forces prepare to execute a man convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl at a public square in the Yemeni capital Sanaa's Tahrir Square on July 31, 2017.Mohammed al-Moghrabi, 41, was sentenced to execution after 100 lashes "in a public place" by a court run by the country's Huthi rebels, who control the capital Sanaa. AFP Photo SANAA: Thousands of people gathered in the rebel-held Yemeni capital Monday to witness the public execution of a man convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl. Mohammed al-Moghrabi, 41, was sentenced to death for the June 25 rape and murder by a court run by the Shiite Huthi rebels who control Sanaa. The gruesome crime coincided with the first day of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and sparked anger among the population. Moghrabi was first given 100 lashes and then made to lie flat, his face on th...