eAsia.us http://www.easia.us Asian News Network Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:49:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Yemen holds NJ man after al-Qaida sweep, shootout http://www.easia.us/100527/yemen-holds-nj-man-after-al-qaida-sweep-shootout.htm http://www.easia.us/100527/yemen-holds-nj-man-after-al-qaida-sweep-shootout.htm#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:49:12 +0000 Asian News Service BUENA, N.J. (AP) – Yemen counterterrorism authorities captured a U.S. citizen of Somali origin after he shot his way out of a hospital in the Middle Eastern country, where he was being held after a sweep of al-Qaida members, authorities said Thursday …

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