Sanaa (Editorial / Agencies) .- Three French aid workers, two women and one man have been kidnapped in southern Yemen, as reported by a source of security forces in the region of Hadramawt, where the kidnapping occurred, as reported by Reuters news agency. The sources gave no details on the identity of the hostages or the name of the NGO they work for, and said they were unaware of the identity of the attackers, reports EFE.
According to her, a group of gunmen stopped the vehicle carrying the three French citizens and forced them to leave before heading to an unknown area. The kidnapping of foreigners by Yemeni tribes to pressure the authorities in order to free relatives is common practice in this Arab country, the poorest of the Arabian Peninsula and the scene of popular protests that kept in check to President Ali Abdullah Saleh .
There are still kidnapped three Germans and a Briton seized on June 12, 2009 along with two German and one South Korean religious, who were found dead shortly after, and two girls Germanic released in May 2010. The hostages worked in the town of Siuna in Hadramut province, known for the large presence of supporters of the terrorist network Al Qaeda.
From Paris, a Foreign Ministry spokesman would only confirm the disappearance of three citizens, without specifying the circumstances surrounding the events. According to the story of the Yemeni security services, a group of gunmen stopped the vehicle carrying the three French citizens and forced them to leave before heading to a desert area near Siuna.
The kidnapping of foreigners by Yemeni tribes to pressure the authorities in order to free relatives is common practice in this Arab country, the poorest of the Arabian Peninsula and the scene of popular protests that kept in check to President Ali Abdullah Saleh . There are still kidnapped three Germans and a Briton seized on June 12, 2009 along with two German and one South Korean religious, who were found dead shortly after, and two girls Germanic released in May 2010. 
According to her, a group of gunmen stopped the vehicle carrying the three French citizens and forced them to leave before heading to an unknown area. The kidnapping of foreigners by Yemeni tribes to pressure the authorities in order to free relatives is common practice in this Arab country, the poorest of the Arabian Peninsula and the scene of popular protests that kept in check to President Ali Abdullah Saleh .
There are still kidnapped three Germans and a Briton seized on June 12, 2009 along with two German and one South Korean religious, who were found dead shortly after, and two girls Germanic released in May 2010. The hostages worked in the town of Siuna in Hadramut province, known for the large presence of supporters of the terrorist network Al Qaeda.
From Paris, a Foreign Ministry spokesman would only confirm the disappearance of three citizens, without specifying the circumstances surrounding the events. According to the story of the Yemeni security services, a group of gunmen stopped the vehicle carrying the three French citizens and forced them to leave before heading to a desert area near Siuna.
The kidnapping of foreigners by Yemeni tribes to pressure the authorities in order to free relatives is common practice in this Arab country, the poorest of the Arabian Peninsula and the scene of popular protests that kept in check to President Ali Abdullah Saleh . There are still kidnapped three Germans and a Briton seized on June 12, 2009 along with two German and one South Korean religious, who were found dead shortly after, and two girls Germanic released in May 2010.
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