Five members of al-Qaeda cell arrested in south Yemen

Five members of an al-Qaeda cell were arrested in Qatan district of Hadramout governorate in the south east of Yemen on Monday August 19, said a source at Hadramout governorate security.

The security source affirmed that the police forces could arrest five members of al-Tawheed battalions affiliated to al-Qaeda in Qatan district to the west of Sayon city in Hadramout governorate.

Newsyemen website attributed to a security source that one of the five detained militants fired his machinegun at the police forces when they stormed their hide out but the police could arrest them all without any casualties. However the source has not uncovered the names or identities of the captured militants.

The security sources had announced last Sunday that a large scale hunting down operation was started to capture 35 members of al-Qaeda terrorist cell.

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