SANAA, Yemen, June 28 (UPI) -- Yemeni authorities are investigating the records of six nationals killed in clashes between the Algerian army and Islamic gunmen last week. The Daily al-Rai, the mouthpiece of the opposition Abnaa Yemen party, Tuesday quoted Yemeni ambassador in Algiers Hamed Hamadi as saying he was checking the civilian registers of the six Yemeni who were killed with nine other people "belonging to terrorist organizations" in confrontations with Algerian forces.
He said the Yemeni authorities are verifying the slain gunmen were studying in Algeria and that they held proper, non-forged, passports. | What are the odds of that? |
Hamadi noted the Algerian authorities arrested six other Yemeni nationals last week on suspicion of links with armed Algerian groups. |