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Foreign tourists 'taken in Yemen' Foreign tourists 'taken in Yemen'
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Armed tribesman have kidnapped at least two Europeans in Yemen, security sources there have said.Armed tribesman have kidnapped at least two Europeans in Yemen, security sources there have said.
The nationality of the foreigners has not been confirmed, but reports suggested they were Dutch tourists.The nationality of the foreigners has not been confirmed, but reports suggested they were Dutch tourists.
The abductors are said to have taken the foreigners to a mountainous area 90km from Sanaa, and to be demanding the release of two of their relatives.The abductors are said to have taken the foreigners to a mountainous area 90km from Sanaa, and to be demanding the release of two of their relatives.
Yemen has a history of kidnapping by tribesmen, in most cases those taken are released unharmed soon after.Yemen has a history of kidnapping by tribesmen, in most cases those taken are released unharmed soon after.
They are commonly used as bargaining chips in disputes with the government.
The last Western tourist to be kidnapped in Yemen, the poorest of the Gulf states, was a German engineer who was seized in January and released a few day later.The last Western tourist to be kidnapped in Yemen, the poorest of the Gulf states, was a German engineer who was seized in January and released a few day later.
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.