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| Yemeni tribesmen threaten to kill French hostages |
| 2006-09-13 |
 Yemeni tribesmen holding four Frenchmen hostage on Tuesday threatened to kill them if troops attempt to storm their hideout in a mountainous region in eastern Yemen, tribal officials close to the negotiations said. Talks with the kidnappers remained stalled, and negotiators were consulting with the government over the next step, the officials said on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media. Tribesman kidnapped the French tourists Sunday in Shabwa province. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Fred I think these stories need AN ADVENTURE OF TINTIN GRAPHIC! I found this that could be edited for these stories see: http://ftp.cwi.nl/dik/strips/KUIFJE/gold.19a.jpg I still remember reading some where that these people wanted to get kidnapped as part of an adventure vacation. The kidnappers took very good care of the hostages untill the neighbors returned the goats or whatever. Everything was hunky dory untill the Yemeni gov't tried a rescue one time and everyone was killed in the crossfire. |
| Posted by: bruce 2006-09-13 17:47 |
| #6 Yawn. They're going to do what now? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2006-09-13 12:13 |
| #5 Yep, me and the wife are really looking forward to that vacation in Yemen... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-09-13 10:34 |
| #4 There's no free will in Islam, so there can be no duress. Problem solved. |
| Posted by: ST 2006-09-13 06:48 |
| #3 I thought that in Islam if you do something you wouldn't normally do because you are under duress that it doesn't count. Does that include converting to Islam? |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-09-13 05:12 |
| #2 I expect we may soon hear that four more infidels have seen the truth and embraced Allah and his Prophet whilst touring scenic Yemen. |
| Posted by: Baba Tutu 2006-09-13 03:17 |
| #1 The elders are on the way! (Dual passport/citizenship tourists?) |
| Posted by: Phineter Thraviger1073 2006-09-13 01:58 |