Yemeni aviation authorities forced a US- registered aircraft to land Saturday evening at Sana'a international airport after the
small plane entered the country's airspace without permission, airport
officials said.
The air-traffic control in Sana'a ordered the pilot of the twin- engine
Cessna 421 to land in Sana'a for lacking a clearance from air- defence
authorities to fly over Yemeni airspace, the officials said.
"The plane was grounded in Sana'a this evening after it was found
overflying Yemeni airspace without prior permission," one official, who
wanted not to be identified, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.
Only the pilot and a passenger were on board, he said, adding that security
officials were investigating the incident.
The aircraft took off from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The plane's
intended destination was not immediately known, dpa
reported.