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The Abyan kidnap trial
1.The trial begins
2.The accused
3.Witnesses in thetrial: four Yemeni drivers
4.Witnesses in the trial: a soldier and a sheikh
5.Statements fromdefendants
Statements attributed to defendantsin kidnap trial
The following extracts from the suspects' statements were first…
Suspect's statements
Extracts from the defendants' "confession" statements were published in the Yemeni army newspaper, 26 September, on January 28 and February 4, 1999. They are reproduced below in translation. It should be noted that with one exception thedefendants later retracted their…
Documents
1.Supporters of Shariah: "Yemen communique No. 1"(11 October1998)
2.Supporters of Shariah: "Yemen hostage communique No. 1"(30 December1998)
3.Supporters of Shariah press release(20 January 1999)
4.Supporters of Shariah: extracts from newsletter(1998-1999)
Supporters of Shariah: extracts…
Documents
1.Supporters of Shariah: "Yemen communique No. 1"(11 October1998)
2.Supporters of Shariah: "Yemen hostage communique No. 1"(30 December1998)
3.Supporters of Shariah press release(20 January 1999)
4.Supporters of Shariah: extracts from newsletter(1998-1999)
Supporters of Shariah:"Yemen…
Documents
1.Supporters of Shariah: "Yemen communique No. 1"(11 October1998)
2.Supporters of Shariah: "Yemen hostage communique No. 1"(30 December1998)
3.Supporters of Shariah press release(20 January 1999)
4.Supporters of Shariah: extracts from newsletter(1998-1999)
Supporters of Shariah:"Yemen…
The Aden 'bomb plot', December 1998
IT BEGAN two nights before Christmas. Around midnight, a white Daewoo car with three people inside drove into Aden from Abyan. Arriving at a traffic roundabout, the car went round in a clockwise direction – a bizarre mistake for a Yemeni driver but one that a…
Two of the British suspects are 'not practising Muslims'
[Report dated February 1999]
TWO of the Britons allegedly sent to Yemen on a bombing mission by the extreme Islamist group, Supporters of Sharia (SOS), are not practising Muslims.
Prison guards, who were expecting to see typical…
The kidnappers
ACCORDING to witnesses, between 15 and 20 men took part in kidnapping the Explore Worldwide tourists on December 28. During the ill-fated rescue by the Yemeni military next day, two kidnappers were killed and three were arrested. Two more suspects were arrested on January 27. A…
Gunfight in Abyan
A reconstruction of the events that led to the deaths of four tourists held hostage in Abyan, and discusses the questions that still need to be answered
Text last updated 8 January 1999
THE ABDUCTION of 16 tourists - and the subsequent deaths of four of them - has left a trail of…
LATE in 1998, two very different groups of travellers set out from Britain for Yemen.
One group, on an adventure tour with Explore Worldwide, went in search of history and a traditional culture. The others - a group of young men from a Muslim background - intended, according to their families, to…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
