[08 May 2008]

SANA'A, May 08 (Saba)- Security apparatus in Sana'a International Airport arrested on Thursday Canadian citizen carrying with him 200 ancient arrows date back to Stone Age while leaving the airport.

General Organization for Antiquities and Museums' (GOAM) Director General of Protecting Antiquities Hisham al-Thawr said a Canadian "working in Safer Petroleum Company has been arrested having with him 200 hundreds arrows date back to Stone Age while leaving Sana'a Airport" and referred to prosecution for investigation.

He added that ancient manuscript has been seized in a car in Subah checkpoint and the suspects have been arrested.

He said that the GOAM has had the manuscript and the convicted have been referred to prosecution for investigations.

Earlier, the authorities in Sana'a Airport have arrested a French citizen working in an oil company in Yemen carrying with him bronze statues and ancient coins while returning back to Sana'a from Shabwa via his company's plane.

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