Yemen Arrests 30 in Embassy Attack

US investigators to help Yemeni authorities
By Ambreen Ali,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 18, 2008 7:48 AM CDT
Yemen Arrests 30 in Embassy Attack
Authorities have rounded up 30 suspected militants after yesterday's deadly attack.   (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Yemeni police today rounded up 30 people, all suspected of links to al-Qaeda, in response to yesterday's attack on the US embassy that killed 16. The US has pledged to send agents to help local authorities "investigate whether the suspects are linked" to the attack, a security source tells Reuters.
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