Some 19 Yemenis are still held in the US following September attacks

A Yemeni government's report said that some 19 Yemenis are still held in the US in the context of the current investigations following the attacks at New York and Washington on September 11 but did not give more details.

News reports quoted this Yemeni government report as saying that some other 17 Yemeni were released, noting that 9 Yemenis were prevented, in a temporary measure, from leaving the US following the attacks.