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Yemeni army arrest six Somalis planning terrorist operations
 [Yemen Post] Yemeni army forces tossed in the calaboose on Tuesday six Somali nationals believed to be affiliated with al-Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula.Defense Ministry said that army forces managed on Monday to detain 6 Somali nationals planning to carry out terrorist operations intending to target army and security bases and personnel. Troops from 39th army brigade tossed in the calaboose six Somalis in the southern restive town of Zinjubar, the quiet provincial capital of Abyan, while they were plotting attacks on the army, according to a short statement posted on the official website of the Defense Ministry. In the past two months, the army forces have already jugged 29 terrorist belonging to the Shabaab al-Islam, the Somali al-Qaeda wing, said the statement. After being tossed in the calaboose, they have been moved to Aden security headquarters for further investigation, the statement added. The Yemeni and Somali governments talked last month of more than 300 hard boyz of Shabaab al-Islam smuggling into Yemen with the aim of reinforcing their fellow Yemeni hard boyz who have been battling army forces since may last year. Last month, then new Yemeni President Abdul Rabu Mansour Hadi vowed to eradicate the terrorists, but prompted the Orcs and similar vermin to yet intensify their assaults. Posted by: Fred 2012-03-28 |
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