The agency, citing police, said Suleiman Hassan Mohammed Morshad Awadh, also known as Abu Ussama al-Abiye, was "one of the most dangerous members of Al-Qaeda and involved in several terrorist operations."
Awadh, whose name figured on a wanted list, was arrested in Zinjibar, capital of Abyan province, it said, without giving details.
Before a counter-offensive by the army earlier this year, Al-Qaeda held large swathes of southern Yemen. But since its loss of a string of towns near the port city of Aden in June, most have fled into desert regions farther east.
Although weakened, they continue to launch hit-and-run attacks on government and civilian targets across Yemen.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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