Yemen Investigates Nigerian’s Al-qaida Contacts (ap)

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The San'a Institute for the Arabic Language in San'a, Yemen is seen Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, where Nigerian suspect in the Christmas Day airline attack Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was an Arabic student. The San'a Institute for the Arabic Language told The Associated Press that Abdulmutallab was an Arabic student at the school in August. Administrators at the school said Monday that the director of the school, Muhammad al-Anisi, has spent two days being questioned by Yemeni security officials. He remained in custody Tuesday. (AP photo)AP – Officials in Yemen were investigating Tuesday whether the Nigerian suspected in the attempted Christmas Day attack on a U.S. airliner spent time with al-Qaida militants in the country in the months leading up to the botched bombing.

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