ATTEMPTED OIL PIPELINE BOMBING IN YEMEN

SANA'A, Feb. 01 (Saba) - Police in Sana'a have thwarted an attempt
to bomb an oil pipeline by a man that ran away after an exchange of
gunfire with police, the Interior Ministry has reported.

The 42-year-old suspect put explosives at the roadside of highway in
the district of Jehana that were discovered by a security patrol.

The suspect, named as al Maeti, exchanged fire with the police
patrol and he was wounded, according to the ministry's Information
Bureau. He was wounded in his right hand but could flee, the bureau
added.

Al Maeti might shelter to a medical doctor in the district, where he
lived, and then flee to another unidentified place….perhaps he
traveled to Sana'a, the bureau said.

A hunt was launched for him.

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