A Yemeni court on Monday began the trial of a senior al Qaeda suspect charged with funding militants in the Arab state, which has been embarrassed by a recent al Qaeda jail break. Mohammad Hamdi al-Ahdal, named as al Qaeda’s number two in Yemen, was charged with forming an armed gang, financing al Qaeda militants and involvement in the deaths of 18 Yemeni soldiers. Ahdal, also known as Abu Asem al-Macci, denied the charges. Full Story
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