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Plot Uncovered Against Embassies In Sanaa

June 22 2012

Yemen

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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