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| Foreigners 'kidnapped in north Yemen' | Foreigners 'kidnapped in north Yemen' |
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| Nine foreign nationals, mostly women and children, have been kidnapped by Shia rebels in a mountainous area of northern Yemen, officials have said. | Nine foreign nationals, mostly women and children, have been kidnapped by Shia rebels in a mountainous area of northern Yemen, officials have said. |
| The group - made up of seven Germans, a Briton and a Korean - had been on a picnic on Friday in the Saada region, Yemen's interior ministry said. | |
| AFP news agency said the captives had been part of an international group working in a hospital in the region. | AFP news agency said the captives had been part of an international group working in a hospital in the region. |
| The Huithi Zaidi rebel group denied any part in the kidnapping, AFP reported. | The Huithi Zaidi rebel group denied any part in the kidnapping, AFP reported. |
| Officials are saying the group included three German children, two female nurses, and a female Korean teacher, but there has been no confirmation of the kidnapping from their native countries. | Officials are saying the group included three German children, two female nurses, and a female Korean teacher, but there has been no confirmation of the kidnapping from their native countries. |
| 'Government conspiracy' | 'Government conspiracy' |
| Seoul would only say a South Korean woman was missing in Yemen. | Seoul would only say a South Korean woman was missing in Yemen. |
| "We have yet to confirm whether she has been kidnapped or not. We are requesting the Yemeni government to help locate her group there," an official told AFP. | "We have yet to confirm whether she has been kidnapped or not. We are requesting the Yemeni government to help locate her group there," an official told AFP. |
| The German foreign ministry said its embassy in Sana, the Yemeni capital, was in "close contact" with authorities. | The German foreign ministry said its embassy in Sana, the Yemeni capital, was in "close contact" with authorities. |
| A UK Foreign Office spokesman said it was investigating the reports of a kidnapping. | A UK Foreign Office spokesman said it was investigating the reports of a kidnapping. |
| AFP reported a Yemeni official saying the kidnappers were members of the Huthi Zaidi rebel group which has been fighting the government for the last five years. | AFP reported a Yemeni official saying the kidnappers were members of the Huthi Zaidi rebel group which has been fighting the government for the last five years. |
| But a spokesman for the group dismissed the accusation as "baseless". | But a spokesman for the group dismissed the accusation as "baseless". |
| "It is a government conspiracy to tarnish the Huthis' reputation. It has never happened that a member of the Huthi followers committed such a shameful act," he said. | "It is a government conspiracy to tarnish the Huthis' reputation. It has never happened that a member of the Huthi followers committed such a shameful act," he said. |
| More than 200 foreign nationals have been kidnapped in Yemen in the last 15 years. Most have been released unharmed. | More than 200 foreign nationals have been kidnapped in Yemen in the last 15 years. Most have been released unharmed. |