Twenty-five arrested in over USS Cole suspects escape

Twenty-five people have been arrested in connection with the escape this month of 10 suspects in the fatal bombing of the USS Cole, but the fugitives themselves - some with alleged ties to al Qaeda - remain at large.

Among those recently picked up was a taxi driver who transported the suspects to a bus station, as well as others suspected of links to Osama bin Laden's terror network, officials close to the investigation said.

Last week, authorities said 11 suspects had been arrested, including relatives of the escapees and Yemeni Islamists.

The 10 men escaped from the intelligence prison building in Aden, dealing a major blow to the investigation into the October 12, 2000, attack that killed 17 US sailors.