Yemen captures 3 Al Qaeda militants
January 16th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANSSana’a, Jan 16 (DPA) Yemeni security forces captured three armed Al Qaeda militants near the border with Saudi Arabia Saturday, the Defence Ministry said.
The ministry said in a statement the arrests were made near the Alb border outpost in the eastern province of Hadhramout.
The three men were disguising in military uniforms and were carrying firearms and explosives, it said.
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