Saudi Arabia on Wednesday handed over nine Yemeni detainees, some of them wanted for the bombing of a French supertanker last year, a Yemeni official said. "The nine suspects held by Saudi Arabia, including some wanted for the Limburg attack, were extradited to Yemen in the framework of our security cooperation," the security official told Reuters.
No names were reported.
The two Arab neighbours have handed over a number of suspected militants in recent months. The attack on the French supertanker killed one crew member. Saudi Arabia, birthplace of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, and Yemen, his ancestral home, have been the scene of frequent attacks by Islamic militants and clashes with security forces.
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