The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 2, 2015 Al-Qaeda Militants Free 300 from Yemen Prison ---------------------------------------------- Al-Qaeda fighters in Yemen have reportedly attacked a prison in the coastal city of Al Mukallah freeing about 300 prisoners. Officials told CNN a third of the released prisoners have links to al-Qaeda, including senior figures. .