57 Al Qaeda Militants Escape Prison In South Yemen

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Al Qaeda Militants Escape Prison In South Yemen

SANAA, Yemen — Dozens of al-Qaida militants battled their way out of prison Wednesday in the latest sign that Yemen's political upheaval has emboldened them to challenge authorities in the country's nearly lawless south, security officials said.

In a carefully choreographed escape from the Mukalla prison in Hadramout province, 57 al-Qaida-linked militants attacked their guards and seized their weapons before they made their way through a 45-meter (yard) tunnel to freedom.

Simultaneously, bands of gunmen opened fire at the prison from outside to divert the guards' attention, the officials said.

At least one guard was killed and another wounded, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

The 57 were among 62 inmates who escaped. It was not immediately clear whether the other six were also Islamic militants.

The officials said many of the inmates who escaped belonged to a local Hadramout cell blamed for a series of attacks on security forces in the last two years. Their leader, Hamza al-Qehety, was believed to be among those who escaped on Wednesday.

The last major breakout by al-Qaida militants in Yemen took place in 2006, when 23 escaped a Sanaa detention facility. Among them was Nasser al-Wahishi, who went on to become the leader of al-Qaida in Yemen, as well as Qassim al-Rimi, a dominant figure in the group.

Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen has been linked to several nearly successful attacks on U.S. targets, including the plot to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner in December 2009. The group also put sophisticated bombs into U.S.-addressed parcels that made it onto cargo flights last year.

Al-Qaida-linked militants seized control last month of two towns in Abyan, another southern province, and briefly took control of several neighborhoods in the neighboring province of Lahj last week.

Al Qaeda Militants Escape Prison In South Yemen

 

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Remember. A dead terrorist cannot escape and do the evil deeds that a Terrorist does.
57 AlQaeda militants? Should have executed them. 57 rats that we don't have to worry about anymore.

 

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any way, this was the music for the great escape....

 

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The last major prison breakout in Yemen by al Qaeda militants was in 2006, when 23 prisoners escaped a Sanaa detention center. Among them were Nasser al-Wahishi and Qassim al-Rimi, both key leaders in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

Islamic militants. The officials said many of the inmates who escaped belonged to a local Hadramout cell blamed for a series of attacks on security forces in the last two years. Their leader, Hamza al-Qehety, was believed to be among those who escaped...

n a carefully choreographed escape from the Mukalla prison in Hadramout province, 57 al-Qaida-linked militants attacked their guards and seized their weapons before they made their way through a 45-meter (yard) tunnel to freedom.

Simultaneously, bands of gunmen opened fire at the prison from outside to divert the guards' attention, the officials said.

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At least one guard was killed and another wounded, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

The 57 were among 62 inmates who escaped. It was not immediately clear whether the other six were also Islamic militants.

The officials said many of the inmates who escaped belonged to a local Hadramout cell blamed for a series of attacks on security forces in the last two years. Their leader, Hamza al-Qehety, was believed to be among those who escaped on Wednesday.

The last major breakout by al-Qaida militants in Yemen took place in 2006, when 23 escaped a Sanaa detention facility. Among them was Nasser al-Wahishi, who went on to become the leader of al-Qaida in Yemen, as well as Qassim al-Rimi, a dominant figure in the group.

Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen has been linked to several nearly successful attacks on U.S. targets, including the plot to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner in December 2009. The group also put sophisticated bombs into U.S.-addressed parcels that made it onto cargo flights last year.

Al-Qaida-linked militants seized control last month of two towns in Abyan, another southern province, and briefly took control of several neighborhoods in the neighboring province of Lahj last week.

57 al-Qaida militants escape prison in south Yemen | 7online.com

Why not, we let them go anyway. We even pay them to stop killing us.

That's screwed. The ramp up continues.

 

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The last major prison breakout in Yemen by al Qaeda militants was in 2006, when 23 prisoners escaped a Sanaa detention center. Among them were Nasser al-Wahishi and Qassim al-Rimi, both key leaders in al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

Islamic militants. The officials said many of the inmates who escaped belonged to a local Hadramout cell blamed for a series of attacks on security forces in the last two years. Their leader, Hamza al-Qehety, was believed to be among those who escaped...

n a carefully choreographed escape from the Mukalla prison in Hadramout province, 57 al-Qaida-linked militants attacked their guards and seized their weapons before they made their way through a 45-meter (yard) tunnel to freedom.

Simultaneously, bands of gunmen opened fire at the prison from outside to divert the guards' attention, the officials said.

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At least one guard was killed and another wounded, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media.

The 57 were among 62 inmates who escaped. It was not immediately clear whether the other six were also Islamic militants.

The officials said many of the inmates who escaped belonged to a local Hadramout cell blamed for a series of attacks on security forces in the last two years. Their leader, Hamza al-Qehety, was believed to be among those who escaped on Wednesday.

The last major breakout by al-Qaida militants in Yemen took place in 2006, when 23 escaped a Sanaa detention facility. Among them was Nasser al-Wahishi, who went on to become the leader of al-Qaida in Yemen, as well as Qassim al-Rimi, a dominant figure in the group.

Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen has been linked to several nearly successful attacks on U.S. targets, including the plot to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner in December 2009. The group also put sophisticated bombs into U.S.-addressed parcels that made it onto cargo flights last year.

Al-Qaida-linked militants seized control last month of two towns in Abyan, another southern province, and briefly took control of several neighborhoods in the neighboring province of Lahj last week.

57 al-Qaida militants escape prison in south Yemen | 7online.com

Why not, we let them go anyway. We even pay them to stop killing us.
That's screwed. The ramp up continues.

You have a point, Al Qaeda in Yemen was set up by Saudi inmates at Guantanemo who the US released a few years ago.