(KUNA) -- Two al-Qaeda elements have been arrested by the Yemeni security authorities, according to security sources. The two are identified as Ahmad Ali Hamran and Abdelatheem Al-Hattar. They two are dangerous elements in the al-Qaeda network. According to sources, the two were accused of concealing a runaway fugitive. In a statement to KUNA, the sources denied news reports circulated by some electronic sites which indicated that the arrested were preparing to carry out a suicide operation.