Dubai police have intercepted an illegal shipment of 16,000 pistols from Turkey to Yemen , Dhahi Khalfan Tamim , the Dubai Police commander-in-chief , said Thursday . The weapons were found in a shipping container in Dubai 's port . Comment: Like a number of nations in the Middle East and North Africa , Yemen has experienced growing unrest .
The weapons were found in a shipping container in Dubai 's port . Comment: Like a number of nations in the Middle East and North Africa , Yemen has experienced growing unrest .