2006 Yemen prison escape

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Further information: Terrorism in Yemen and Yemeni al-Qaeda crackdown

Twenty-three suspected Al-Qaeda members escaped from a Yemen prison in 2006.[1][2][3] The escape is notable because the escapees included several individuals imprisoned for their participation in the USS Cole bombing. Gaber Al-Bana’a was believed to be an American citizen, who traveled to an Afghan training camp with some friends who became known as the Lackawanna Six or Buffalo Six, when they were rounded up as a "sleeper cell".

The prisoners escaped through a 140-metre tunnel.[1]

Escapees[]

According to the Yemen Times the escapees were:[2]

  2. Mohammed Sa’eed Al-Omda
  6. Abdullah Ahmed Al-Remi
  7. Fawaz Yahya Al-Rabe ai
  9. Gamal Mohammed Al-Badwi
  10. Nasir al-Wuhayshi
  16. Gaber Al-Bana’a
  21. Kasem Yahya Al-Remi
  23. Mansour Naser al-Bahani

References[]

  1. ^ a b "USS Cole plotter escapes prison". CNN. 2006-02-05. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06.
  2. ^ a b Adel Al-Haddad (2006-02-04). "23 Al-Qaeda suspects escape from Political Security Prison". Yemen Times. Archived from the original on 2009-09-07.
  3. ^ "Escapee from Yemen Prison Might Have Ties to Buffalo, NY Terror Cell". 2006-02-08. Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
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