A Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh on Tuesday issued preliminary verdicts against 15 defendants, who were part of a 55-member terror cell that carried out an attack on the US Consulate in Jeddah, killing five people.

The convicts were sentenced to jail ranging between 10 months to 15 years considering the extent of their participation in the crime. Defendant No. 52 will be deported after serving nine years in jail. The remaining 14 will not be allowed to leave the Kingdom.

On Monday, the court convicted 19 people, part of the same cell. Their prison sentences varied between one to 21 years, with travel bans equaling their sentences.

Accused 21, 22, 23 and 24 were jailed for 16, 15, 20 and 21 years respectively. Accused number 22 was also fined SR2,000.

Accused 25 and 26 were jailed for 13 and 15 years from the date of their arrest and prevented from traveling for the same period.

Accused 27 was jailed for 19 years and prevented from traveling for 30 years, while accused 28 was jailed for 15 years and prevented from traveling for the same period.

Accused 29, 30 and 31 were jailed for 12, 14 and 14 years respectively, with travel bans equaling their sentences.

Accused 32 was jailed for six years from the day of his arrest and prevented from traveling for 10 years. Convict 33 and 34 were jailed for 18 and 10 years respectively with equal travel bans.

Accused 35, 36 and 37 were jailed for 21 years, one year and 11 years with equal travel bans. Accused 37 was also fined SR2,000.

Accused 39 was jailed for four years and prevented from traveling for a similar period, while accused 40 was jailed for 15 years from the day of his arrest, fined SR2,000 and prevented from traveling for a similar period to his sentence. Convict 38 did not attend the hearing and will be sentenced at the next session.

The judges said objections have to be filed within 30 days. If this is not done, the cases would be referred to the Criminal Appeals Court.

The accused were charged with several crimes, including declaring other Muslims non-believers, traveling to conflict zones and planning to assassinate the country's ruler and various provincial leaders and notaries.

They were also charged with meeting members of a terrorist group, planning to carry out terrorist attacks, and conspiring to hijack a foreign aircraft to force the state to meet their demands.

They also filmed a location housing foreigners in Tabuk in preparation for attacking it. They were also charged with training how to make and use Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), planting mines, and possessing large amounts of ammunition, including an explosive belt.