Monday, February 15, 2010 RIYADH: Prince Khaled bin Sultan, assistant minister of defense and aviation for military affairs, urged Yemeni intruders on Saturday to hand over Saudi captives within 48 hours. “There are five captives. They have to return them and they have been given a time limit of 48 hours and I don’t want to elaborate more on this matter,” the minister said. Speaking to reporters after opening a military spare parts exhibition in Riyadh, Prince Khaled called on Sanaa to deploy its armed forces along the country’s northern border to prevent Yemenis from infiltrating into the Kingdom. He said the Kingdom would continue to deploy its forces along its southern border with Yemen to protect the country from intruders. The prince said the truce between the Yemeni government and the rebels was Yemen’s internal affair. “Saudi Arabia’s demands are clear to everybody,” he said, adding that Riyadh would not talk to the rebels. “We’ll not talk to any other party except through...
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