Yemen Foreign Minister Calls Iranian Spy Ring 'Worrisome'
Protesters wave Yemeni flags (C and foreground) and Syrian opposition flags (L and background) during a demonstration in Sanaa, Sept. 11, 2012, demanding that Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh stand trial for the killings of protesters who demanded the end of his 33-year rule. (photo by REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah)
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi called what is happening in Yemen following the arrest of an Iranian spy network "worrisome." He added: "We have informed the Iranians of our concerns regarding these developments. While there has been no evidence indicating the Iranian authorities were directly involved, unfortunately it does seem that there are Shiite groups in Tehran that played a role in this network." He noted that Iranian media outlets were spreading false reports about what was happening in Yemen, in an attempt to sow discord between Yemen and Iran.
In a conversation with Al-Hayat, on the sidelines of the Donors Conference for Yemen in Riyadh, Qirbi said that attempts have been made to "secure the release of the Saudi vice consul, Abdullah al-Khalidi, who was kidnapped [in March] in Aden by al-Qaeda. Although efforts have moved slowly, security forces are working to free Khalidi."
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