Yemen Official Predicts Hostages’ Release
A family of five German tourists held hostage in Yemen should be released on Thursday, an official in the province where they were kidnapped said. Armed tribesmen kidnapped a former German diplomat and four members of his family on Wednesday as they were touring the mountains of eastern Yemen. The kidnappers demanded the Yemeni government release detained members of their al-Abdullah bin Dahha tribe, said Yemeni officials. Full Story