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Yemen''s security forces arrest two Al-Qaeda members

SANAA, June 13 (KUNA) -- Yemeni security forces arrested on Thursday two members of Al-Qaeda in Sheikh Othman city in the southern governorate of Aden.
The two men, a Saudi national and a Yemeni, were planning for terrorist operations against vital military and civilian targets; they were nabbed during a police crackdown on a suspected house, the Yemeni Interior ministry said in a statement.
The security services found two improvised bombs, weighing one kg and 1.5 kg, ready for detonation, according to the statement. (end) az.mb KUNA 132203 Jun 13NNNN