Yemen hands eight al-Qaida suspects to Saudi Arabia

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Yemen handed eight suspected al- Qaida members to Saudi Arabia, a second such transfer since February, local newspapers reported on Friday.

The move comes as part of joint security operations between the two countries, and the suspects will be tried in accordance with Saudi laws, Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour Al-Turki told the press.

He added that two of the suspects ran back to Yemen after they were released from prison in Saudi Arabia. The oil-rich Saudis are on the hunt for dozens of its citizens joining the terrorist network and based in Yemen.

Yemeni authorities had handed more than 29 wanted Saudis to the Kingdom in February. Saudi authorities launched a crackdown on the group's local branch after a wave of deadly al-Qaida attacks in Saudi Arabia between 2003 and 2006. Endi

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