Yemen Deported 16000 Al-Qaeda Suspects, No They Were Migrants

Filed under: Refugees — by Jane Novak at 11:26 am on Monday, June 16, 2008

Yemen deported 16 thousand terror suspects: Vice President
Al-Motamar
Almotamar.net - The Yemeni Vice-President Abid Rabu Mansour Hadi revealed Sunday the Yemen has in the past three years deported 16000 persons suspected of their affiliation to al-Qaeda organisation as part of the efforts it exerts for combating terror.

During his meeting on Sunday with leadership of Al-Mithaq Institute the Vice President said those suspected terrorists who were deported in the period 2003-2008 were from various nationalities and many of them were those who were known as Arab Mujahidins in Afghanistan and they were deported to their countries….The Vice resident renewed his call for the international community to stand by Yemen and offer more assistance to ensure success of its campaign for combating terror, particularly that Yemen’s strategic situation adds on it many burdens in this regard.

Retraction

The 16 thousand persons deported by Yemen were migrants rather than terrorists
Monday, 16-June-2008
Almotamar.net - President of al-Mithaq Institute Mohammed al-Aydarus denied that what the news published by almotamar.net on Sunday on Yemen deportation of 16 thousand suspected terrorists in the past three years , confirming the news as groundless.

Al-Aydarus said, “The Vice President Abid Rabu Mansour Hadi affirmed in his meeting with the scientific board at Al-Mithaq Institute that 16 thousand of migrants fleeing the Horn of Africa and living illegitimately in Yemen were deported in during the period from 1995 to 2000. The Vice President also pointed out the international support for Yemen out of keenness on security and stability and development of Yemen and affirmed that the liquefied natural gas project will begin its exports by the end of this year. It is considered on=f the important projects that will be reflected on development of the national economy.”

Almotamar.net apologizes to the Vice President and the readership for the mistake that occurred in the news story it published yesterday.