SANA'A, Oct 09 (Saba) – Investigations continue with the members of a terrorist cell recently held and that as the police say affiliated with the Islamic Jihad Group and has ties with Israeli intelligence systems.

Initial investigations confirmed that the Israeli intelligence system provided support to the cell to carry out terrorist acts in the country.

Detailed information on the dismantled  cell would be announced as investigations are completed.

The security forces announced two days ago they had seized a six-member terror cell backed by Israel and led by Emad Ali Said al-Rowni" Abul Ghaith" and that threatened to target foreign targets in the country including British, Saudi and Emirates embassies.

A security source noted that during the raid on the cell hide-out, the security forces found some of its equipments among them a laptop with which the security forces found out the deputy head of the cell Basam Abdullah Fadhl al-Haidari was corresponding with an Israeli intelligence authority asking support to carry out terrorist attacks in Yemen.

The source added the case would be referred to prosecution once investigations with the cell members are completed.

On the other hand, a judicial source revealed that almost 60 al-Qaeda suspects would be sent to the Specialized Penal Court before they stand trial on terrorism-related charges.

Yemen has recently rounded up al-Qaeda suspects across the republic amid increasing al-Qaeda claimed attacks on foreign and local targets.

Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for all the recent attacks in Yemen, the latest was a double car bomb attack on the US embassy which killed at list 16.
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