Yemen says French tanker blast not a terror attack
Date: 08-Oct-02
Country: YEMEN
"The fire on the French ship Limburg was caused by explosions in one of its tanks which set off a huge fire," Transport and Marine Affairs Saeed Yafai told the official news agency SABA.
The agency said the minister "denied media reports that the incident was the result of a terrorist attack".
Government officials had earlier said the Limburg, with 25 crew members on board, was coming into the southeastern Mina al-Dabah port in the Gulf of Aden when its hold leaked crude and exploded.
But an official source in Paris said France had strong indications that the blast was a deliberate attack.
