Qatar court sentences eight Indian ex-Navymen to death

Eight former Indian Navy personnel have been sentenced to death by a Qatari court on charges that have not been made public. The men, who were working with a firm involved in training Qatari defense forces, were accused of spying. The Indian government expressed shock at the verdict and said it would raise the issue with Qatari authorities. The case has been marked by secrecy, but media reports suggest the men were accused of passing sensitive information on a Qatari-Italian submarine project to Israel. India had previously raised the issue diplomatically with Qatar.