Yemeni Authorities Free German Hostage

Published December 8th, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Yemeni army and police Saturday freed a German businessman held hostage by tribal kidnappers since November 28, a Yemeni official said. 

"Army and police forces have freed the German hostage and captured one of the abductors," said a local official in Marib province, 170 km (105 miles) east of Sanaa. 

He said the hostage had been freed "without shots being fired" by either side -- AFP

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