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| Yemen Reports Six al-Qaida Arrests | |
| 2003-09-12 | |
Yemen has arrested six Saudis who are suspected of belonging to the al-Qaida terror group. The six will be deported to Saudi Arabia next week along with Bandr Abdel Hakim al-Ghamdi, recently arrested on suspicion of playing a role in deadly bomb attacks in the Saudi capital. The official would not say when the six alleged militants were detained. Yemen and Saudi Arabia are co-operating against Islamic extremists, having both suffered suicide bombings and other attacks. Al-Ghamdi is accused by the Saudi authorities of belonging to a cell of 19 militants connected to the May 12 suicide bombings in Riyadh, which killed 26 bystanders. Several other Saudis wanted for the Riyadh bombings are believed to have crossed into Yemen. It was not disclosed whether the six slated for deportation Thursday were among the Saudis wanted for the May attacks.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #2 I hope these guys really ARE Al Qaeda, and not just a handful of itenerant Saudis picked up to make the Yemenis appear to be doing something against terror. Can we ever know for sure? They're Saudis, so there's a high probability, but I'd sure like to hear the evidence before they're 'diminished'. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-9-12 10:40:05 AM |
| #1 I wonder if they'll magically escape before they handover can occur... |
| Posted by: Damn_Proud_American 2003-9-12 2:22:11 AM |