Boatload of Iranian arms seized off Yemen: reportsA boatload boat·load n. The number of passengers or the amount of cargo that a boat can hold. Noun 1. boatload - the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload" of Iranian weapons destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for Shiite Zaidi rebels battling the military has been seized in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen, a local official said on Monday. The vessel, with a cargo mainly of anti-tank shells, was seized on Sunday off the village of Midi in Hajjah province adjoining Saada, the Yemeni province bordering Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä  `dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. where the fighting is fiercest, the official told AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. .
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said five Iranians and an Indian have been arrested and taken to the capital Sanaa, where they are being questioned by police. Another local official told AFP that according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the preliminary results of an inquiry, "the five Iranians are instructors" who had planned to deliver the weapons to rebels "and evacuate wounded Iranians." Sanaa accuses Shiite Iran of backing the rebels, who are also known as Huthis after their late commander. The rebels deny the charge. Last week Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh Field Marshal Ali Abdullah Saleh (Arabic: علي عبد الله صالح), born March 21, 1942, is the current President of Yemen. accused the rebels of taking money from Iranians and plotting to create a Shiite zone along the Saudi borders. "These are outlaws and terrorists... who are in the pay of foreign forces and execute a foreign agenda," he said, according to the text of a television interview issued on October 19 by state news agency Saba. "Their finances come from certain Iranian dignatories... but we do not accuse the government," Saleh said, citing documents seized and confessions of rebels captured during the fighting. On August 11 the armed forces launched Operation Scorched Earth scorched earth An antitakeover strategy in which the target firm disposes of those assets or divisions considered particularly desirable by the raider. Thus, by making itself less attractive, the target discourages the takeover attempt. , aimed at crushing the Zaidi rebels in their Saada region stronghold. Hundreds of people have been killed or wounded in the clashes, and tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes, resulting in a humanitarian crisis complicated by a dire shortage of food and other basic necessities. 
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