BBC News with David Austin

The authorities in Yemen have freed a student, Hanan Al-Samawi, who’d been held on suspicion of sending the parcel bombs found on cargo planes in Britain and Dubai last week. Jon Leyne has the details.

The woman suspected of posting the packages, Hanan Al-Samawi, has now been released after being questioned for around 24 hours. Her lawyer had been protesting her innocence, saying that she had no connection with radical, political or religious groups. He pointed out that whoever posted the packages left her phone number, a photo copy of her identity card and a returned address when they posted the items. According to a Yemeni official, the shipping agent was asked if he recognized her as the person who did deliver the parcels. When he said she was not that person, the police concluded that it was a case of stolen identity and released her on bail.