[08/September/2010]

SANA'A, Sep.08 (Saba)- Saudi authorities have deported 13 Yemeni fishermen through the border port of al-Tewal, Interior Minister reported on Tuesday.

The deported fishermen said that the Saudi navy detained them while they were sleeping on their fishing boat, which was turned off near al-Asheq Island last Friday.

They pointed out that a boat of the Saudi navy drew their boat from the island to the Saudi territorial waters, where they were hold with their boats, and then they were deported to Yemen through the land port of al-Tewal.

The fishermen added that their boat and two of their fellow fishermen who were with them on the same boat are still detained by the Saudi authorities.

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