Seven Al-Qaeda suspects including two Saudis were arrested by tribesmen in south Yemen, al-tagheer.com quoted a security source as saying.
Abdullah Nasser Al-Qadani, the security director in Abyan province where the army has been fighting Al-Qaeda militants for months, said the arrests took place in the coastal Shuqra city.
The five Yemeni suspects were from Abyan, the stronghold of Al-Qaeda in the country and Marib province. Recently, the tribes joined the armed forces to fight Al-Qaeda militants helping kill and arrest many militants.
When the popular youth-led revolution started in the country months ago, Al-Qaeda or the Sharia supporters exploited the situation and took over Abyan declaring it as an Islamic emirate.
The army with support from the tribes has regained several cities from the hands of the militants whose presence is increasing the western concerns about the plans of terrorists in Yemen.