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| Foreigners 'kidnapped in north Yemen' | |
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| A group of nine foreign nationals, mostly women and children, have been kidnapped by Shia rebels in northern Yemen, officials have said. | A group of nine foreign nationals, mostly women and children, have been kidnapped by Shia rebels in northern Yemen, officials have said. |
| The group, made up of seven Germans, a Briton and a Korean, were taken in the northern Sa'dah region. | |
| The captives had been part of an international group who were working in a hospital in the region, the AFP news agency said. | The captives had been part of an international group who were working in a hospital in the region, the AFP news agency said. |
| No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. | No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the kidnappings. |
| 'Investigating reports' | |
| The group included three German children and two female nurses, and a female Korean teacher, officials said. | |
| The kidnappers were members of the Huthi Zaidi rebel group which has been fighting the government for the last five years, AFP reported. | |
| A UK Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are investigating these reports." | |
| More than 200 foreign nationals have been kidnapped in Yemen in the last 15 years, though the majority have been released unharmed. |