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| 3 Islamic militants arrested, weapon caches uncovered near Yemen-Oman borders |
| 2007-07-17 |
| Security authorities have arrested three suspected terrorists and uncovered weapons caches along the Yemen-Oman border, police said Tuesday. Hundreds of hand grenades, rocket-propelled grenades, 158 mortars and other weapons were smuggled from a Yemeni military storage and hidden in a cave in Al-Mahrah province near the Oman border, a police official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press. The official also said preliminary investigations shows that the three suspected terrorists allegedly smuggled the weapons in preparation for terrorist attacks in Yemen. But it was not clear whether the three are linked to al-Qaida terror network, the official said. Al-Qaida is believed to be behind the suicide attack that killed eight Spanish tourists who were visiting the ruins of a temple linked to the ancient Queen of Sheba earlier this month. Yemeni authorities say they have rounded up two dozen suspects since the attack took place. |
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