Three Chinese engineers and four Yemeni guards kidnapped in Yemen.
(Updates number of abductees and gives more details) Sana, May 16 .- At least three Chinese engineers and four Yemeni guards were kidnapped today in southern Yemen by tribesmen, sources told security services.
At first, local government sources said that two Chinese engineers were kidnapped and abducted them along with his bodyguards in the southern province of Shabwa, where they were intercepted by the kidnappers who, sto energy credits, fired into the air.
The security forces pointed out that the abduction occurred when the hostages were traveling along a road in the province and that the kidnappers have demanded the release of several members of the separatist movement in southern Yemen, arrested last week in exchange for putting in freedom.
According to these sources,, sto credits, the Yemeni authorities have already started negotiations with the kidnappers to secure the release of the hostages.
Chinese engineers are employees of an oil company.
The kidnapping of foreigners is used by Yemeni tribes to pressure the authorities for their demands and in most cases, hostages are released shortly after being abducted.
Since June 12, 2009 held, cheap darkfall gold, hostage in northern Yemen five Germans, three of them minors, and one British, while two German and one South Korean religious who were part of the same group were found dead shortly after being abducted .
In principle, suspicion pointed to a Shiite rebel group operating in the area, but has denied any involvement.
On January 7 Yemeni authorities confirmed that the five German and British hostages were still alive.