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| Hostages' bodies 'found in Yemen' | |
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| At least three foreign women, thought to be part of a group which was kidnapped in Yemen, have been found dead, local officials have said. | At least three foreign women, thought to be part of a group which was kidnapped in Yemen, have been found dead, local officials have said. |
| The group of nine foreign hostages - mostly women and children - was kidnapped by Shia rebels in a mountainous area in the north. | The group of nine foreign hostages - mostly women and children - was kidnapped by Shia rebels in a mountainous area in the north. |
| It included seven Germans, a British engineer and a Korean female teacher. | |
| One unconfirmed report citing unnamed security officials said the bodies of more of the foreigners had been found. | |
| Yemen's Interior Ministry earlier said the foreigners were kidnapped while on a picnic on Friday in the north-western province of Saada. | |
| A UK Foreign Office spokesman said on Monday that it was investigating reports of the deaths. | |
| The Huthi Zaidi rebel group, which has been fighting the government for the last five years in the area, denied any part in the kidnapping, AFP reported. | |
| More than 200 foreign nationals have been kidnapped in Yemen in the last 15 years. Most have been released unharmed. |