Yemen denies conditions on handing terrorists to Egypt

Yemen denied yesterday it had demanded that Egypt hand over Yemeni opponents living in Cairo in exchange for wanted Egyptian terrorists.

"If Egypt demands any elements in Yemen convicted for terrorist acts, we will respond promptly in accordance with a bilateral security agreement and anti-terrorism cooperation," Ismail Al-Wazir, the Yemeni justice minister, said in remarks published in Saudi Arabia, Al Ahram daily said today.