Book 'im, Mahmoud!
four suspected
Somali pirates in Soqatra Island, southeast of the Yemeni province of Hadramout....the formerly independent Qu'aiti state and sultanate, annexed by Communist South Yemen in 1968, encompassing a region along the Gulf of Aden, extending eastwards to the borders of the Dhofar region of Oman. The people are called Hadhramis and speak Hadhrami Arabic. The city Tarimis estimated to contain the highest concentration of descendants of the Prophet Muhammad (PTUI) anywhere in the world, approximately seven in every square yard...
A senior security officer said today in a blurb that the secuirty forces locked away
Keep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please!
the four suspects while they were at Samaha island in Qalansia. The Somalis were diving with full diving gear.
He said that the four suspects are aged between 26 and 40 years old. They were refered to prosecution for further interrorgation, afterwards.
The security official noted that Yemeni Coast Guards (YCG) was notified today that a number of Yemeni fishermen were attacked, shot at, and chased by Somali pirates in the Al-Gaitha city, the bustling provincial capital of Al-Mahara province.
The Coast Guards have been given the green light to deal with the pirates decisevly in order to deter such attacks.
Piracy in the Arab Sea and Gulf of Aden has dealt a blow to the Yemeni maritime activities. Many ships which used to transit in Yemen's ports have diverted their destination to other place because they are not safe from piracy in the Yemeni territorial waters.
They piracy thrived around Yemeni coasts, taking an advantage of the very weak navy.
Eight captured Yemeni fishermen were set free early this month by Spanish military ship after they were taken as prisoners by Somali pirates.