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| Six Qaeda boomed in Yemen... |
| 2002-11-04 |
| Both Steve and Alicia tipped me to this one — thanks! From UPI... Six suspected members of the al Qaida network were killed in a vehicle explosion, the Interior Ministry said Monday. "Initial information suggests that Ali Qaid Senan al Harithy, wanted for acts of sabotage, is among the six killed," the ministry told the official Saba news agency. The United States has linked al Harithy to the attack on the USS Cole in Aden that killed 17 sailors in October 2000. "Traces of explosives, ammunition, weapons and communication systems were found in the stricken car," situated in the northern province of Marib, the ministry said. Security officials said investigations were under way to establish the identities of those killed in the Sunday night blast. The investigation's going slowly, because the evidence is — heh heh! — fragmentary... And the Reuters version... A car explosion has killed six alleged members of al Qaeda, including a key suspect in an attack on a U.S. warship in Aden two years ago. Yemen's Saba news agency quoted an Interior Ministry official as saying arms and traces of explosives where found in the car along with communications equipment after Sunday's blast in the Marib oil-producing province. ``The six people who are suspected members of al Qaeda organization were all killed in the blast,'' the official said, without elaborating on the nature of the blast. The official confirmed earlier reports that authorities believed one of the dead men was Qaed Senyan al-Harthi, also known as Abu Ali, one of two key suspects who were being hunted by security forces since the September 11 attacks on the United States. Washington blames bin Laden's al Qaeda for the attacks. One man's blame is another man's credit, according to Reuters... Yemen is keen to shake off its reputation as a haven for Muslim militants and says it is holding 85 people arrested in a manhunt for al Qaeda members. Authorities have been hunting down other suspected militants believed to be sheltering in the rugged mountainous area between Sanaa and Marib, a stronghold for disgruntled armed tribesmen who have often kidnapped tourists and foreigners working in Yemen in recent years. I like that word, "disgruntled." I get disgruntled when a piece of code doesn't work right, or my dinner's cold or my beer's warm. "Disgruntled" hasn't caused anyone I know to kidnap anyone... The car blast coincided with a visit to Marib by the U.S. ambassador to Yemen. A source close to the U.S. embassy told Reuters that there was no link between the ambassador's visit and the explosion or a shooting on Sunday involving a helicopter owned by U.S. energy firm Hunt Oil operating in Yemen. "No! No! No connection whatsoever. Helis getting shot up and thugs exploding a half dozen at a time are common events in Yemen, nothing out of the ordinary..." This does lead to the question of who banged them — was it just a work accident? Or did the Yemeni secret police decide not to screw around with them? Or did they know too much? Or did Well, dayum! No sooner do I finish opining than I pop into Rooterville and find... A missile fired by an unmanned CIA drone aircraft hit a car believed to be carrying suspected al Qaeda members in Yemen Sunday and killed several occupants, a U.S. official said Monday. The official told Reuters the American military was not involved in the attack, which reports from the capital Sanaa said killed six alleged al Qaeda members. They included Qaed Senyan al-Harthi, a key suspect in a bombing attack on the U.S. warship Cole in Aden two years ago. "As I understand it, it was an agency drone" that conducted the weekend strike in the oil-producing Marib province east of the capital Sanaa, said the U.S. official, who did not provide any details. Heh heh heh... Was he a large cheese? Shall I ululate? Where's my shootin' arn? Damn. Used up most of the candy over Halloween... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #4 This from CNN.com:"Ali was identified as the one in the vehicle by a mark on his leg, which was blown off in the blast and found near the scene." I find it funny that the mark on his leg was left intact. Ali, on the other hand... |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2002-11-05 14:28:19 |
| #3 The U.S. ambassador was in Marib and there were secondary explosions from the car's wreckage. Don't suppose we interrupted a surprise intended for the ambassador? They're saying it was a drone, but witnesses report the wreckage being machine gunned, not something a drone does. Spec Ops copter, with the drone being cited for a cover story. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2002-11-05 07:36:34 |
| #2 let's see 'em try to say that _these_ guys were scrap metal collectors, like the last guys that sucked on drone payload in afghanistan - but look at the metal fragments! they were clearly out in the middle of the desert, scavenging! |
| Posted by: andy 2002-11-04 23:36:45 |
| #1 Local big cheese, it seems. I've already done my ululating. Luckily my fingers aren't bothered by my temporary laryngitus. |
| Posted by: Kathy K 2002-11-04 19:14:53 |