Al Qaeda-linked suspects arrested in Yemen

Yemeni authorities have arrested dozens of suspects linked to al Qaeda since Monday's deadly suicide bombing that killed seven Spanish tourists and two Yemenis, security sources said on Wednesday.

A security official said they were still unsure whether al Qaeda was behind the attack at the Queen of Sheba Temple in the province or Marib.

"Tens of suspects who we believe have links to al Qaeda have been arrested in three regions, Sanaa, Abyan and Aden," the official, who asked not to be named, told Reuters.

President Ali Abdullah Saleh, whose country joined the U.S.-led war on terrorism after the September 11 attacks, offered a $75,500 reward for information leading to the capture of militants behind the attack.

Security sources said al Qaeda issued a statement last week demanding the release of some of its members jailed in Yemen, which has been battling Islamist militant for years, and threatening to take unspecified action.

A security source said on Monday that the bomber may be one of 13 convicted al Qaeda members who escaped from prison in 2006.

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