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Yemen rebels 'free foreign hostages' Yemen rebels 'free foreign hostages'
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Yemen's Houthi rebels have released six foreigners including three Americans and a Briton, the AP news agency quote Yemeni officials as saying. Yemen's Houthi rebels have released six foreign hostages including three Americans, two Saudis and a Briton, Yemeni officials say.
There are no details on the identity of the six. They were captured several months ago, the report says. There are no details on their identity. The AP news agency says they were captured several months ago.
Shia Houthi rebels have seized much of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa. They are fighting government troops assisted by a Saudi-led coalition.Shia Houthi rebels have seized much of Yemen, including the capital Sanaa. They are fighting government troops assisted by a Saudi-led coalition.
Many foreigners have been taken hostage in Yemen in recent years. Many foreigners have been seized and freed in Yemen in recent years.
Most have been been released after negotiations. Last month the local branch of al-Qaeda released British hostage Bob Semple, a 64-year-old oil worker who had been held for 18 months.
The Saudi-led coalition is trying to restore exiled President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, who left as the Houthis swept across Yemen last year.
Coalition countries helped southern militiamen opposed to the Houthis retake the southern port city of Aden in July. Pro-government forces have advanced northwards since then.
The UN says some 4,500 people - including at least 2,110 civilians - have been killed in fighting on the ground and by coalition air strikes since late March.