Yemeni police on Sunday arrested two cells linked to the terrorist Houti militia and responsible for conducting heinous car bombings in the central city of Taiz, police sources say.
The Director of Taiz Police Brig. Mansour Al-Akehali said in a press conference, "The security authorities nabbed two cells composed of six members involved in the crimes of planting improvised explosive devices [on cars] and detonating them in the city center."
He said the cells are "directly responsible" for bombing a police patrol car that wounded three civilians, and more recently ( a couple of days ago) another car bombing that killed a judge, two ordinary civilians and female child in the main Jamal Street
He said the perpetrators "have been arrested after a precise surveillance in coordination with the terror combat authorities and the Criminal Investigation Department. The terrorists are in detention in preparation for their prosecution. Source: Saba