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| Two Al-Qaida members arrested in Yemen |
| 2003-03-31 |
| Yemeni police have arrested two al-Qaida suspects, who killed a Yemeni police officer durng an escape attempt in the southern province of Abyan. A police source in Aden said Monday the men admitted being members of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network. The men were questioned following a routine road check by police which led to the discovery of bombs and other explosives in their minibus, Yemeni newspaper Al-Ayyam reported. Being Yemen, I'm surprised this raised an eyebrow. While they were being transferred to police headquarters in Abyan, east of Aden, the men managed to fire shots at the two policemen accompanying them using concealed firearms. They killed one officer before fleeing. Hello? You arrest two guys for explosives, and you don't pat them down for weapons? Security forces later recaptured the men, "who said they belonged to al-Qaida," the paper said. "The two men admitted they were members of al-Qaida, after their arrest Saturday in the Abyan province," east of Aden, the south's largest city, said the source, who asked not to be named. After killing a cop, I'm sure there was screaming involved in the questioning. The more the better. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #1 someone should keep a running total of AQ thugs nabbed around the world WHILE the war in Iraq is ongoing. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2003-03-31 11:09:17 |