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Yemen tribe frees German hostages Yemen tribe frees German hostages
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Three German citizens kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen have been freed, reports say.Three German citizens kidnapped by Yemeni tribesmen have been freed, reports say.
The hostages were believed to be an aid worker and her visiting parents. The hostages, an aid worker and her visiting parents, were taken to the house of a senior local official in al-Dhala province in southern Yemen.
Later they travelled on to the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.
There were conflicting reports about whether the tribesmen were pressing for an end to a land dispute, or for the release of imprisoned clan members.There were conflicting reports about whether the tribesmen were pressing for an end to a land dispute, or for the release of imprisoned clan members.
It is not clear if any demands were met. Foreigners are often seized in Yemen as tribes try to resolve differences with the government. It is not clear if any demands were met.
Foreigners are often seized in Yemen as tribes try to resolve differences with the government.
Most have been released unharmed.Most have been released unharmed.
In May, two Japanese women were seized east of the capital, Sanaa, and held for less than a day by tribesmen pressing for the release of a relative held in government custody.In May, two Japanese women were seized east of the capital, Sanaa, and held for less than a day by tribesmen pressing for the release of a relative held in government custody.
Yemen is a mainly Sunni Muslim country that faces unrest on several fronts: a Shia uprising in the north, disaffection from southerners who lost a civil war in the 1990s, and occasional attacks blamed on al-Qaeda militants.Yemen is a mainly Sunni Muslim country that faces unrest on several fronts: a Shia uprising in the north, disaffection from southerners who lost a civil war in the 1990s, and occasional attacks blamed on al-Qaeda militants.