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Date: 11/2/2010 10:46:50 AM Sender: VOA
Yemen Takes First Legal Action Against Radical Cleric

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Prosecutors in Yemen have charged a radical U.S.-born cleric who is allegedly linked to a failed airplane bombing with plotting to kill foreigners and being a member of al-Qaida.

Prosecutors on Tuesday announced the charges against Anwar al-Awlaki in a Sana＇a courtroom, where he is being tried in absentia.  It is the country＇s first formal legal action against Awlaki, who is believed to be hiding in Yemen.

U.S. officials believe Awlaki had a role in a failed attack on a U.S.-bound airliner last December, as well as a November 2009 attack that killed 13 people at a U.S. army base in Fort Hood, Texas.

Prosecutors announced the charges against Awlaki as they opened a trial against another man, Hisham Assem.  Officials accused Assem of killing a Frenchman during an attack on an oil firm last month.  He denied the charges and said he was beaten and forced to give a false confession.

Meanwhile, Yemeni security officials say a manhunt is under way for an al-Qaida-linked bomb-maker wanted for trying to put bombs on U.S.-bound cargo planes.

Security officials say investigators were sent to Yemen＇s Marib and Shabwa provinces Tuesday in an effort to track down Ibrahim Hasan al-Asiri.

The U.S. says the Saudi-born al-Asiri belongs to al-Qaida＇s Yemen branch, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.  Officials say he was responsible for the underwear bomb used in the same failed airliner attack in which Awlaki allegedly had a role.

Also, Yemeni security officials say suspected al-Qaida militants have bombed part of a pipeline in the southern province of Shabwa.  Officials say a South Korean firm operates the pipeline, which was attacked Tuesday.

Yemen has been under increased pressure to crack down on al-Qaida-linked terrorists following last week＇s attempt to place bombs on cargo planes bound for the United States.

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