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| Yemen Arrests 'Qaida Women' Fleeing Shootout Scene |
| 2013-11-22 |
[An Nahar] Authorities have juggedKeep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! four female al-Qaeda suspects in southeastern Yemen as they attempted to flee the scene of deadly festivities between police and jihadists, a security official said Thursday. The women, three of them Saudis, were arrested Wednesday as they tried to flee a house in Shahr, in the bad boy stronghold of Hadramawt province, the source said. Al-Qaeda suspects hiding in two houses had shot up police searching the area, and three people from each side were killed, police said Wednesday. Witnesses confirmed the arrest of four veiled women, who they said were leaving one of the houses with a child through the back door. The women, who "were cooperating with al-Qaeda," were later flown by helicopter to Sanaa, the official said, without providing further details. Tension prevailed in Shahr Thursday as government forces set up roadblocks and beefed up security, residents said. |
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