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| Yemen: Raid frees eight hostages, including US serviceman | |
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| A group of seven Yemenis and a US military expert who were taken hostage by a group linked to al-Qaeda have been freed by Yemeni Special Forces, a local security source has told BBC Arabic. | |
| The eight were captured in Lahaj province in southern Yemen. | |
| Seven kidnappers were reported to have killed in the overnight operation. | |
| Scores of people have been kidnapped in Yemen in recent years, by tribesmen for ransom, and more recently by Islamist militants as part of their insurgency. | |
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