Yemen: 23 al-Qaida suspects flee prison

The Yemeni official "26 September net" said on Friday that some 23 persons accused of being members in al-Qaida organization carried out a collective escape from their prison in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.

The site quoted well informed sources that 23 persons held in custody over being members in al-Qaida organization were able to escape from their detention centers in the central department of the political security in Sanaa, but no further explanations was given.

The sources said that directives were given to immediate investigations in the incident, adding that the security forces are trying to locate these individuals to bring them back before the justice.