Yemeni tribesmen kidnap two Egyptian cement plant workers

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Yemen: Tribal gunmen have kidnapped two Egyptian cement plant workers. A Yemeni security official, quoted by the Associated Press, said that the tribesmen abducted the pair on 6 May 2013 in Abyan province and took them to an unknown destination at gunpoint.

The authorities are trying to find out the identity of the kidnappers and if there were any demands. Kidnapping of foreigners by tribesmen is frequent in Yemen, where hostages are used as bargaining chips to secure the release of Yemeni prisoners or to get cash.

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