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Yemen detains woman suspected of sending mail bombs
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October 31, 2010, Sunday
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YEMENI intelligence agents detained a woman in the capital Sanaa yesterday who was suspected of sending suspicious packages found on the cargo plane from Yemen to the United States, a security official told Xinhua.
"The woman was arrested early Saturday based on the address of the packages' sender," he said on condition of anonymity.
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said earlier in a press conference that the security forces surrounded a house of the woman allegedly behind the mail bombs, according to the mobile service of the official Saba news agency.
The Yemeni Defence ministry said yesterday that security authorities decided to close US delivery companies FedEx and UPS in Sanaa. The closure was based on a search warrant by Yemeni public prosecution for lawful reasons.
On Friday, a security official told Xinhua that initial investigation indicated that the Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was behind the suspected packages found on the flights from Yemen to the United States.
"The suspicious packages from Yemen to the US were sent by suspicious senders whose addresses were fake," the official said on condition of anonymity.
With an intelligence help by the United States, Yemen has beefed up security campaign including air raids on al-Qaida wing since the terrorist group claimed credit for a failed attempt to blow up a US passenger plane in December 2009.
"The woman was arrested early Saturday based on the address of the packages' sender," he said on condition of anonymity.
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said earlier in a press conference that the security forces surrounded a house of the woman allegedly behind the mail bombs, according to the mobile service of the official Saba news agency.
The Yemeni Defence ministry said yesterday that security authorities decided to close US delivery companies FedEx and UPS in Sanaa. The closure was based on a search warrant by Yemeni public prosecution for lawful reasons.
On Friday, a security official told Xinhua that initial investigation indicated that the Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was behind the suspected packages found on the flights from Yemen to the United States.
"The suspicious packages from Yemen to the US were sent by suspicious senders whose addresses were fake," the official said on condition of anonymity.
With an intelligence help by the United States, Yemen has beefed up security campaign including air raids on al-Qaida wing since the terrorist group claimed credit for a failed attempt to blow up a US passenger plane in December 2009.
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