Security source denies America’s participation in killing Al-Rubi’ai [Archives:2006/987/Front Page]

SANA'A, Oct. 4 ) A security source denies what was published in some opposition's websites, claiming the participation of the American Intelligence in the operation resulted in killing fugitive Fawaz Al-Ruba'ai and his associate Mohammed Al-Dailmi, both of them affiliated with Al-Qaeda organization.

The source declared “what was alleged, concerning the involvement of intelligence American officers among an air borne force, lacks in accuracy and objectivity.”

“That story is baseless and it is no more than fabrication of news,” according to 26 September.net, assuring the securities forces used no planes and the news published in Al-Ashtraki website is a malicious publicity aiming to “demean the capacity of security and military institution.”

The same source added, “Fawaz Al-Ruba'ai was killed during the confrontations with the security forces and he was firing and hurling grenades at the security, refusing to surrender.”

The sources also pointed to the contradiction of the story as declaring the house was destructed by an air attack and saying somewhere else that Al-Ruba'ai was found killed in his bed.

Sources say a number of American intelligence officers among the air-borne military force targeted the hide-out of Al-Ruba'ai, in Bani al-Hareth, an outskirt of Sana'a.

Eye witnesses assured the house was completely destroyed after it was attacked by a Yemeni helicopter with an identified rocket, contradicting the story put forth by the Ministry of Interior.

The security source said security forces laid a siege around the house where Al-Ruba'ai was hiding. The forces were forced to use weapons and kill him when he refused to surrender and started firing and throwing grenades at security forces.

The same source went on saying that security forces attacked a nearby hide-out where Mohammed Al-Dailami was located and the confrontations with him resulted in his death and the arrest of another al-Qaeda militant.

One of Al-Dailami's relatives said he was assassinated in his house without any resistance and he was found killed in his bed.

It is believed that Al-Ruba'ai was killed in the same way Abu Ali al-Harthi was killed in Mareb's desert in 2002.
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