Yemeni forces kill 3 al-Qaeda suspects
[Iran Press TV] Yemeni Security forces have killed three suspected al-Qaeda members during sweeping operations in the Shabwa province, east of Yemen.
"Three al-Qaeda suspects were killed and others maimed in clashes with the Yemeni anti-terrorism forces in al-Huta district, eastern Yemen," the state-run al-motamar website quoted Shabwa governor, Ali al-Ahmadi, as saying on Sunday.
He added that security forces are imposing a blockade on al-Qaeda cells which had hided at a village in al-Huta.
Al-Ahmdi stated that a Yemeni soldier was also maimed in the confrontation.
Posted by: Fred 2010-09-20 |