Yemen security forces arrested an Egyptian suspected of having links with Al-Qaeda and involvement in recent bombings in Mareb which killed European tourists. Rai News website quoted security sources as saying Sunday that Mohammad Yaqout was arrested in one of the hotels in the capital, Sanaa, after months of pursuit.The Egyptian is suspected of being involved in the terrorist attack that targeted Spanish tourists in the governorate of Mareb early July of this year, said the sources. The attack killed seven tourists and injured others. Yaqout entered Yemen illegally several months ago, said the sources.
The Yemen security forces killed Ahmad Basyouni Duwaidar, an Egyptian, who is accused of planning the June attack.