VOL. XLV

No 42

21-October-2002

YEMEN

Yemen Acknowledges Tanker Explosion Caused By Attack

The Yemeni authorities have acknowledged that the explosion onboard the 299,000 dwt supertanker Limburg on 6 October was caused by a deliberate attack, following the discovery of debris and traces of TNT on the tanker and the seabed. Yemeni Interior Minister Rashid al-'Alimi said on 16 October that the explosion was a deliberate act of terror carried out by an explosives-laden boat, adding that arrests had...