An al-Qaeda-linked Saudi terrorist was arrested in Yemen’s Southern province of Abin after heavy armed clashes.
According to a report by al-Tagheer news agency, the Saudi terrorist who is a member of Ansar al-Sharia’ group, an al-Qaeda branch in Yemen, was arrested after armed clashes near the city of Zanjebar.
The report quoted a source at Yemen’s pro-army popular tribal committees as saying that the committees’ forces attacked a farm near Zanjebar and clashed with 6 al-Qaeda elements and finally arrested the Saudi terrorist.
Another Saudi terrorist leader was also killed in Yemen earlier this year. Top Al-Qaeda terrorist Said Ali al-Shihri was the terrorist organization’s No. 2 in the area. Shihri, a Saudi national, had been wounded in a raid by the local army and died a few days later,according to FNA.
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