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Sana’a,
Yemen, October 31, 2009 – Yemeni security authorities arrested six
Somalis suspected of being members of al-Qaeda. The Ministry of Interior
announced that they arrested the six suspects in the coastal directorate
of Mocha, in the Taiz governorate, 300 kilometers southwest of Sana’a.
A Somali national named Noor Omer was arrested along with five others.
Noor is considered to be a wanted member of al-Qaeda, the Interior
Ministry said.
The Yemeni media said that the suspect was arrested when a security
patrol in Mocha was inspecting a dead body of a man from the Horn of
Africa discovered by the people in Jabal al-Nar.
The media disclosed that a laptop was found on the suspect, in addition
to a seal from the Manhal Charitable Society in Mogadishu.
The Mocha security authorities are investigating the six Somalis who
were caught inside the Fatima Mosque, which include the al-Qaeda
suspect, Omer.
The arrests mark the Yemeni authorities' efforts to tighten their
security measures to prevent the flow of Somali extremists into Yemen. A
difficult task as refugees arrive almost daily to the coasts of Yemen.
Source: Yemen Observer, Oct 30, 2009
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