Yemen denied that two Yemenis had been killed when American troops raided a house in the "Balad" area in Baghdad, earlier this week.
| "Nope. Nope. Never happened..." |
A responsible official said, "There was no Yemeni citizen in the that house, and those who said they were Yemenis were carrying forged Iraqi passports."
| "They wuz... ummm... somebody else." |
The official expressed regret over the "untrue and fabricated news which might have wanted only to offend Yemen and its successful efforts in fighting terrorism, for the country being regarded as an effective partner with the United States and the International community as a whole in combating the evil."
| "Yeah. Somebody's just tryin' to make us look bad. Prob'ly Zionists..." |
Furthermore, Yemen denied the news that three Yemenis had been detained in Pakistan last week in charge of being Al Qaida elements.
"Yemeni authorities contacted with the Pakistani authorities, and the result showed there were no Yemenis in that arrested group," a Yemen Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
| "They wuz somebody else, too..." |
It is worth mentioning that the 26 September newspaper published names of 62 Yemeni detainees in Guantanamo Bay, saying it is expected that the American authorities will release them soon.
| "But they ain't Yemenis, neither..." |
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