[03 April 2008]

HODEIDAH, April 03 (Saba)- Local sources have said that 33 Yemeni fishermen arrived on Wednesday evening in Hodiedah after the Eritrean authorities released them.

The sources were quoted by the state-run almotamar.net as saying that the Eritrean authorities had seized two fishing boats of the fishermen.

On the other side, security director of Aden province Abdullah Abdu said that the coastguards had seized two boats on board 32 Arab sailors were fishing illegally in Yemen's territorial waters.

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