[23/نوفمبر/2009]

SAADA, Nov.23 (Saba) - Some 30 Somalis have been seized in Bok'a district, Saada, who are suspected to have links to the Houthi group, a local authority source has reported.

The Africans are suspected to have played a role in the war in the far north, fighting the troops in support of the Houthi insurgents, who have been fighting the army since 2004.

In the last few weeks, tens of Africans including 26 Somalis were arrested in Saada and sent to the State Jail in Sana'a  ahead of appearing in court on Houthi support charges.

The arrests took place in several Saada areas while the Africans were involved in the insurgency and subversion and came as the army continues to cleanse the north of the insurgency.

There were also reports revealing that the Houthis were recruiting Somalis in Lahj and sending them to Saada.

The move came after locals rejected to support the rebels and fight the troops.

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Saba