Investigation continues into recently arrested Islamic Jihad cell

SANA'A, Oct 09 (Saba) - Investigations continue with the members of
a terrorist cell recently held and that as the police say affiliated
with the Islamic Jihad Group and has ties with Israeli
intelligence systems.

Initial investigations confirmed that the Israeli intelligence
system provided support to the cell to carry out terrorist acts in
the country.

Detailed information on the dismantled cell would be announced
as investigations are completed.

The security forces announced two days ago they had seized a
six-member terror cell backed by Israel and led by Emad Ali Said
al-Rowni" Abul Ghaith" and that threatened to target foreign targets
in the country including British, Saudi and Emirates embassies.

A security source noted that during the raid on the cell hide-out,
the security forces found some of its equipments among them a laptop
with which the security forces found out the deputy head of the cell
Basam Abdullah Fadhl al-Haidari was corresponding with an Israeli
intelligence authority asking support to carry out terrorist attacks
in Yemen.

The source added the case would be referred to prosecution once
investigations with the cell members are completed.


On the other hand, a judicial source revealed that almost 60
al-Qaeda suspects would be sent to the Specialized Penal Court
before they stand trial on terrorism-related charges.

Yemen has recently rounded up al-Qaeda suspects across the republic
amid increasing al-Qaeda claimed attacks on foreign and local
targets.

Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for all the recent attacks in
Yemen, the latest was a double car bomb attack on the US embassy
which killed at list 16.