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Yemeni government arrests a Qatari officer on suspicion of cooperation with Houthi militia

Yemeni government arrests a Qatari officer on suspicion of cooperation with Houthi militia
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File photo showing Yemeni troops near Al-Mocha south of Yemen. (Reuters)
Yemeni government arrests a Qatari officer on suspicion of cooperation with Houthi militia
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File photo showing a group of Yemeni troops loyal to the legitimate government of Yemen. (Reuters)
Updated 02 May 2018

Yemeni government arrests a Qatari officer on suspicion of cooperation with Houthi militia

Yemeni government arrests a Qatari officer on suspicion of cooperation with Houthi militia

LONDON: Yemeni government has arrestedÌýa Qatari officer for suspicions of his cooperation with Houthi militia. Media reports in Yemen said that a Qatari Officer was arrested as he was travelling from Yemen to neigboring Oman.

Yemeni troops have arrested the Qatari officer on suspicions of working with houthi militia backed by Iran in Yemen. Yemeni government sources told Al-Arabiya channel that army units arrested Mohsen Al-Karbi, a Qatari intelligence officer, as he was trying to exit Yemen at a border point close to Al-Mahra province on his way to Omani territories.

Qatar according to Al- Arabiya confirmed the arrest of Al-Karbi and calledÌýthrough its 'Qatari committee for human right' for his immediate and safe release, stating that Al-KarbiÌýis a Qatari citizen on a tripÌýto visit his relatives.Ìý

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