Publication Date:
Sat, 2003-08-16 03:00
SANAA, Yemen, 16 August 2003 — Police have arrested two clerks who allegedly took part in the theft of $650,000 from the Iraqi Embassy, Yemeni security sources said yesterday.
The clerks, who worked at the embassy here, are alleged to be part of a gang of four Iraqis that stole the money in the period after the April 9 overthrow of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
The security sources, who spoke on customary condition of anonymity, did not say exactly when or how the theft was carried out. Yemen has asked Interpol to issue arrest warrants for the other two Iraqis, who fled the country with the larger share of the money, the sources added.
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