Two al-Qaeda elements arrested in Amran, Taiz

Last updated Mar 5, 2018 5:13 PM

Yemeni soldiers search cars at a checkpoint as authorities tighten up security measures in the capital Sanaa on September 20, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED HUWAIS

AMRAN, TAIZ, March 4 (YPA) – Two al Qaeda militants were arrested on Sunday in two separate operations in the provinces of Taiz and Amran, Yemeni security official told Yemen Press Agency.

“The criminal groups have been receiving a direct guidance from the aggression countries to recruit elements to carry out criminal acts against citizens”, the official explained.

The official stressed that the security services in cooperation with citizens should thwart all conspiracies that aimed at disrupting the security situation.

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