Yemeni police have reportedly detained up to 22 people on suspicion of planning attacks on Western and local targets. A Yemeni man and three Saudis were arrested in mid-September for financing the purchase of weapons and explosives in eastern Marib region, a security source based in the region told Reuters on Tuesday. The region was the site of shootouts with Islamist armed groups and kidnappings of Westerners. A computer seized from the men contained detailed plans of attacks against Western and Yemeni individuals and institutions in Yemen, the source said without giving details.
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Up to 18 other Yemeni suspects have subsequently been arrested after police interrogated the four, the source added. Yemeni officials were not immediately available to comment.
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