Arrests over `Cole' blast

Aden - The opposition press said yesterday that a number of Yemenites and other Arab nationals have been arrested for questioning…

Aden - The opposition press said yesterday that a number of Yemenites and other Arab nationals have been arrested for questioning in the investigation into the blast on the USS Cole destroyer that killed 17 US sailors.

"The mayor of a section of Aden was arrested Wednesday along with other residents for questioning by the Yemeni police aided by the FBI," said the daily Al-Umma of the Al-Haq Islamist party.

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