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Kidnapped Briton Mike Harvey freed in Yemen | Kidnapped Briton Mike Harvey freed in Yemen |
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A British man who was kidnapped in Yemen in February has been released safely, the Foreign Office has said. | |
The Foreign Office said the man - Mike Harvey - was being supported by staff at the British embassy and would be reunited with his family soon. | The Foreign Office said the man - Mike Harvey - was being supported by staff at the British embassy and would be reunited with his family soon. |
A spokesman said the release was secured by "the government of Yemen who engaged with tribal intermediaries, which is standard practice". | |
Mr Harvey, a teacher, was kidnapped in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, in February. | |
He was abducted while on his way from an educational institute on 12 February. | |
The kidnapping was the third to have taken place in Yemen in two weeks. | |
Armed tribesmen | |
Another Briton working with an oil services company was kidnapped in Sanaa on 2 February. Two days earlier, a German citizen had been abducted. | |
Mr Harvey's family are aware that he has been released and have asked for privacy. | |
Referring to the role played by authorities in the country, the Foreign Office spokesman said: "We're grateful to the government of Yemen for all their support." | |
Abductions are frequent in Yemen, where armed tribesmen and militant groups take hostages in an effort to swap them for prisoners or money. |