Yemeni authorities arrested on Sunday a criminal gang in al-Ribat of Aden governorate, security sources said, affiming that the gang included 14 persons.
The sources made it clear that the gang used to rob and loot citizens, pointing out that cars, weapons and grenades were found with the gang.
Meanwhile, security sources affirmed on Sunday that the persons killed on October 3 in Aden were identified as Waleed al-Marzooki and Wegdan Shukri, two al-Qaeda fugitives.
Security forces had stormed a house in Aden last Wednesday , killed four al-Qaeda suspects inside and confiscated weapons, shells, ammunitions, explosive belts and grenades.
Yemeni politicians have warned against plots to plunge Aden and Taiz into violence with the aim of breaking down the political settlement, stressing that security situation are tense in these cities.
Insecurity and chaos acts have increased in Aden, the city which is considered among the most strategic Yemeni areas, after the widespread of armed groups supported by the Southern Movement and the Houthi group, media sources say.
Al-Qaeda targeted a number of Yemeni military commanders and intelligence officers, and kidnapped foreigners from Aden.
In March, a Saudi diplomat, Abdullah al-Khalidi, was kidnapped by al-Qaeda in Aden and its destiny is still uncertain so far.
On Sunday, a Briton was killed inside his apartment in Aden days after two Americans from Yemeni origin were killed in the port city.
No findings were announced about the murders, but observers think that al-Qaeda were behind the killing of foreigners.