Mail bomb investigators push on with Yemen manhunt
SAN’A, Yemen — Their first suspect in custody, Yemeni police continued to search for the terrorists believed responsible for mailing a pair of powerful bombs to attack the United States. US and Yemeni officials were increasingly seeing al-Qaida’s hand in the failed plot.
Yemen arrests suspect, parcels confirmed as bombs
SANAA, Oct 31 — Yemeni forces today arrested a woman believed to be involved in sending explosive packages bound for the United States that triggered a global security alert, Yemeni security officials said. The arrest was the first in the case, in which two air freight packages containing bombs — both sent from Yemen and addressed to synagogues in …
Yemen hunts suspects behind air parcel bombs
Yemeni security forces were on Sunday searching for suspects who posted parcel bombs on two U.S.-bound flights after arresting a woman over an alleged al-Qaida plot that sparked a global air cargo alert.
Yemen arrests woman in mail bomb plot
Yemeni authorities arrested a woman Saturday and searched for other suspects linked to al-Qaida’s Persian Gulf faction in the plot to mail bombs powerful enough to down a cargo plane.
Woman in Yemen arrested in bomb plot
SAN’A, Yemen – Yemeni police have arrested a woman on suspicion of mailing a pair of bombs powerful enough to take down airplanes, officials said Saturday as details emerged about a terrorist plot aimed at the United States that exploited security gaps in the worldwide shipping system.
Yemen doubts its links to explosive packages
San’a, Yemen— The Yemeni government expressed astonishment Thursday at reports linking it to two explosive packages found on cargo planes bound for the U.S.
EXTRA: Sweep of arrests in Yemen as government decries ‘hype’
Sana’a, Yemen – Yemeni security forces on Sunday arrested an undisclosed number of people said to have information regarding US- bound packages that contained explosive materials, security officials announced.
Yemen accuses woman of sending mail bombs
(AP:SAN’A, Yemen) Yemeni officials say a woman has been arrested on suspicion of sending the two mail bombs found on cargo planes in the United Arab Emirates and England.
