Wanted terror suspect held in Yemen

A Yemeni man named by Saudi Arabia last month as one of its most wanted militant suspects has been in detention in Yemen under another name, the Saudi Interior Ministry said yesterday.

It said Zaid Hassan Humaid, one of 36 men whose names were published by Saudi Arabia in June, had been held in his native country for some time under the name Zaid Hassan Juaidi.

The ministry also said Yemen had handed over 12 Saudi detainees. It gave no details or why the men had been arrested.

Last week, Saudi security forces killed the man at the top of the list of 36 wanted suspects, Moroccan national Younis Mohammad Ebrahim Al Hayyari.

Another suspect flew back to Riyadh from Lebanon and surrendered to authorities. Security sources say two or three men on the list have been killed in Iraq and another is being held there.