Yemen Authorities Arrest Explosive Parcel Suspect

SANAA, - Yemeni authorities arrest woman suspected of sending explosive parcels to the United States, according to Yemen security officials.

Yemen security forces surrounded a house where the suspect who is believed to have sent explosive packages headed to the United States was hiding, Yemen's president said on Saturday.

"National security are sealing off a house in which there is a woman believed to have sent the packages," Ali Abdullah Saleh told a news conference, but he did not give the location of the house or any further details.