Plot Uncovered Against Embassies In Sanaa
June 22 2012
Security forces say they have stopped an Islamist plot against Western embassies in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, reports Agence France-Presse.
"Three suspects armed with weapons, explosives and maps showing [embassy] locations" were detained on Wednesday, Yemeni state news agency SABA reported.
SABA said the suspects were members of Ansar al-Sharia, an arm of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
The same day, multiple airstrikes in Abyan and Shabwa provinces killed at...
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