An official source reported that the Yemeni security in Aden on Friday thwarted an attempt by prisoners to escape al-Mansorah prison in Aden. The official almotamar.net reported that prisoners, possibly al-Qaeda suspects, have dug a 6-meter long underground tunnel inside the prison's cell before the guards find out the tunnel.
| "We'll dig three tunnels and name them Achmed, Mahmoud, and Harry." |
The source said some prisoners are convicted and some others were detained over the latest al-Qaeda attack on the U.S Embassy in Sana'a that claimed 17 lives of security guards and people.
The source said that the security authorities are investigating the prisoners and people in neighboring houses to know where prisoners got the digging tools. The report said that security forces are surrounding the prison.
In February 4, 2006, on Friday, twenty-three suspected al-Qaeda members escaped from the Political Security Central's Prison in Sana'a. The fugitives escaped through a more than 300-meter long underground tunnel. The tunnel was dug from under the women's prayer yard at Al-Awkaf Mosque to Political Security Central Prison, crossing the prison yard to prisoner' cells.
Some of the escapees surrendered, some were killed in hunting and some others still at large.