Yemen terror crackdown
Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born militant cleric, was charged in absentia with incitement to kill foreigners at a hearing in Yemen's capital Tuesday. Prosecutors in a court in the capital of Sanaa accused al-Awlaki, a key figure in al Qaeda's branch in Yemen, of inciting the killing of foreigners living there.
The next hearing in the trial is scheduled for Saturday.
Yemeni authorities are intensifying operations to capture al-Awlaki, a key figure in al Qaeda's branch in Yemen, according to a senior Yemeni government official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
U.S. authorities have linked al-Awlaki to Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Hasan and the man accused in a Christmas Day bomb attempt.
Over the past several months, Yemen, which wants to be seen as a committed partner in the fight against terrorism, has launched several offensives against al Qaeda in its country, but it has not captured al-Awlaki.
Read More:http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/11/02/yemen.security.concern/index.html?hpt=T1
The next hearing in the trial is scheduled for Saturday.
Yemeni authorities are intensifying operations to capture al-Awlaki, a key figure in al Qaeda's branch in Yemen, according to a senior Yemeni government official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
U.S. authorities have linked al-Awlaki to Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Hasan and the man accused in a Christmas Day bomb attempt.
Over the past several months, Yemen, which wants to be seen as a committed partner in the fight against terrorism, has launched several offensives against al Qaeda in its country, but it has not captured al-Awlaki.
Read More:http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/11/02/yemen.security.concern/index.html?hpt=T1
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