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SANAA, March 11 (KUNA) -- The Yemeni Ministry of Interior on Sunday said
that the Somali World Assembly for Muslim Youth sent nearly 300 of its
militants to fight alongside with Al-Qaeda organization in Yemen against
Yemeni governmental forces in Abyan province in the south of the country.
The Ministry's media security center affirmed that security forces captured
four Somalis on the road that links between Abyan and Lahaj provinces, adding
that the captured Somalis, aged between 25 and 32, were suspected of being
linked to the Muslim Youths organization.
It noted that the four Somalis arrived in Yemen on March 2nd, adding that
they are currently held in the department of criminal investigation in Lahaj
province for further questioning and investigating procedures. (end)
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