Yemeni police have arrested 10 members of Al-Islah party, the group said Wednesday (October 11th), following a roadside bombing that killed a cleric with ties to the UAE.
Imam Yassin al-Adani, a Yemeni cleric who served as spiritual advisor to UAE troops allied with the government, was killed on Tuesday when a roadside bomb struck his car near Zayed mosque in Aden, multiple security sources told AFP.
The cleric's 12-year-old son was injured in the attack, the sources said.
The Yemeni government has not officially named suspects behind the bombing.
In a Wednesday statement, Al-Islah said police had arrested 10 of its members at dawn, including under-secretary general Mohammed Abdulmalik and a field commander.
A source in Aden's police force confirmed officers had raided Al-Islah's offices in the city, arresting 10 members of the movement and confiscating explosives.
Al-Islah is a key member in a southern alliance that also brings together Yemeni tribes and southern separatists.
