Yemen rebels kidnap Briton, eight others
The Foreign Office has said it is investigating the reports of the kidnapping
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Sunday, 14, Jun 2009 05:20
A group of nine foreigners, including a British national, have been kidnapped by rebels in Yemen.
The country's official Saba news agency reports that Houthi rebels, active in the Saada province, were responsible for taking the visitors hostage.
The group of foreigners was working at the Jumhori hospital as part of an international aid mission.
Saba reported that the group consisted of a British engineer, a Korean educator and seven Germans - three children, two nurses along with an engineer and his wife. No group has claimed responsibility for the kidnappings as yet.
Commenting on the news, a UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokesperson said: "We are investigating these reports."
The Saba news agency reported that the kidnapping came as 24 medic hostages were released in the Middle Eastern' country's Arman province.