Yemeni Officials say al-Qaeda Plot for Pipeline, City Takeover Stopped

Aimee Herd : Aug 7, 2013
Justin Fishel, FOX News, AP

"They may have disrupted an element, but concern remains about a larger operation out there." –Rageh Badi

(Yemen)—According to news reports, government officials in Yemen claim to have stopped a plot by the terrorist organization al-Qaeda to storm the country's oil pipelines and take over cities. (Photo: Mukalla, Yemen)

However, there is concern over a larger plan which may still be in play.

Yemeni government spokesman, Rageh Badi, told reporters that al-Qaeda had targeted the "southern cities of Mukalla and Bawzeer, and then was going to attack two oil ports using al-Qaeda members disguised as Yemeni military.