4 Arrested in Alleged Al Qaeda Bomb Plot
Four suspected Al Qaeda members accused of plotting attacks on Yemen’s capital were arrested, a day after security forces foiled near-simultaneous attempts to blow up two oil installations, authorities said.
Interior Minister Rashid Alimi said the suspects had links to the four would-be suicide bombers who were killed Friday as they tried to strike the oil installations.
Security forces confiscated 12 bags, each containing 88 to 110 pounds of highly explosive material, he said. The four men planned to stage attacks on Yemeni and foreign targets in the capital, Sana, he said.
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