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.