Yemen arrests 4 al-Qaeda suspects after killing 3 soldiers
YemenOnline.August 8,2010- Yemen security forces have arrested 4 suspected al-Qaeda members accused of killing 3 Yemeni soldiers on Thursday in Abyan province, south Yemen, Interior Ministry said.
The Ministry made clear that suspected al-Qaeda gunmen opened fire Thursday on a security patrol in Abyan, killing three Yemeni soldiers.
In a statement, the Ministry said that it had suspended the commander of police in Abyan following the killing of the 3 soldiers in an attack by gunmen.
The ministry said the attack was the result of negligence and failure to take necessary security precautions by the Police Unit in Abyan.
