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| Tribal kidnappers release 2 foreigners in S. Yemen: ministry |
| 2010-08-29 |
| (Xinhua) -- Armed tribesmen released two foreign workers on Saturday, a day after they kidnapped them in southern Yemen to press for the release of one of their fellows detained, the Interior Ministry said. "Governor of southern province of Abyan, Ahmed al-Maisery, assigned the councilman of al-Mahfad district to convince the tribal kidnappers to release the foreign pair -- a Turkish and a Syrian, who worked with a foreign investment company," the ministry said in a statement posted on its website. It said the councilman succeeded in helping the release and the two foreign workers have later arrived at the home of the governor safely. Earlier, a provincial security official told Xinhua that Yemeni armed tribesmen in Abyan kidnapped two foreign workers late on Friday to press for the release of one of their fellows detained on charges of having ties with al-Qaida. "The kidnapped pair, a Turkish and a Syrian, were taken by the kidnappers to a nearby region in al-Mahfad district of Abyan," the official said on condition of anonymity, adding that "a tribal and security mediation has been launched to seek the release of the abducted." In Yemen, kidnapping foreigners became a common practice as tribesmen in the lawless areas often resort to abducting tourists or foreign workers in a bid to pressure the government to meet their demands. |
| Posted by:Fred |