Al-Qaeda Chief Seized in Yemen

World | November 26, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

A Yemeni man suspected of being a local leader for Al-Qaeda has been arrested, the official news agency Saba says. Mohammad Hamdi al-Ahdal tops Yemen's most wanted list - and was named by the authorities as one of two top suspects belonging to Osama Bin Laden's network. He reportedly surrendered on Tuesday after police surrounded a house in the capital Sanaa where he had been hiding. Yemen has been working closely with the US to crackdown on suspected militants following attacks in the country.

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