Five Saudis accused of belonging to Al-Qaeda and of plotting attacks went on trial Wednesday in a Yemeni court set up for terrorism cases, the official Saba news agency reported.

Five Saudis accused of belonging to Al-Qaeda and of plotting attacks went on trial Wednesday in a Yemeni court set up for terrorism cases, the official Saba news agency reported.

The five men face charges of plotting "in association with an armed group belonging to Al-Qaeda to carry out criminal acts against members of the armed and security forces in Yemen," Saba said.

They are also on trial for "forging identity documents to obtain passports that enable them to visit Sudan and then Syria," where foreign Islamists have joined rebel forces, a judicial source said.

All five defendants have pleaded innocent, the source said.

The next hearing is to take place on September 11.