Posted on 12/28/2009 5:08:32 AM PST by tobyhill
Yemen has arrested 29 suspected al Qaeda members since raiding the group to foil attacks on oil installations and foreign interests including the British embassy, national security chief Ali Mohammad Al-Ansi said.
Al Qaeda's presence in Yemen has grown over the past year, and Washington has said a Nigerian who tried to bomb a U.S. passenger jet on Christmas Day claimed he got help from al Qaeda militants in the impoverished Arab country.
Ansi said on the defense ministry website that al Qaeda had been planning to attack Yemeni government institutions as well as the UK embassy in Sanaa.
"Until now 29 persons have been arrested and authorities are still following up and pursuing the remaining terrorists," he said in the remarks published on Monday.
Ansi made no comment on the attempted Christmas Day bombing of the U.S. jet, which has put a spotlight on Yemen.
Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is charged with trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane as it approached Detroit, has been linked to the country.
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They’ll be released or “escape” within a month. jmho
How many times did the USS Cole bombers escape and return.....dozens.
and if they don’t then Obama will gladly replace them with the GITMO terrorist.
“...round up the usual suspects.”
I’m wondering if any of the arrested were from upstate NY? Word has it that all the men from “Islamberg” are gone, nothing but women and children are left in that “town”.
We better get ready for something big.
Replace Napolitano and get back to reality folks!
Ahh hah, but were these part if not all of the 25 British Muslims that are training to blow up aircraft?
Or are these sacrificial goats so as to make the public feel more secure?
When there is a round up of 25,000 or more then I might feel a little bit better, about as much after a good sneeze.
Enough of the kind and gentle treatment...if the so much as twitch they should have shot the bastards!
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