Thursday, April 2, 2009

The Yemeni leader offered to exchange the hostages for their Dutch enemies.

The leader of the Yemeni tribe, which is responsible for the abduction of two Dutch citizens, has offered to exchange the hostages for the power, organized the attack on him in April 2008. Ali Nasser al-Siraj (Ali Nasser al-Siraji) in the telephone call to AFP called the abduction of the Dutch, took place March 31, 2009, revenge for the incident, when the bombing of cars were injured, six satellites leader.
In particular, he demanded the surrender of two high-ranking tribal officials from Marib and the soldiers who fired on the convoy. According to the leader, they opened fire without justification. Al-Siraj said that security forces tried to bring the presentation of formal charges, but this has been done because of the reluctance gosobviniteley to work with him.
The Chief said that while the requirements are not met, married couple from the Netherlands did not release. But he noted that the Dutch - their guests, they are well fed and contained. This information confirmed the Yemeni Minister of Tourism, who spoke with the hostages on the phone.
The Chief said that the kidnapped man name is Ian, he was about 60 years to his wife, Helene, at 50. They seized the capital, Sanaa, and took on the 90 kilometers to the south-east of the city. The authorities in Yemen said that the area where the hostages are held, are already surrounded by troops.
Previously it was believed that the kidnappers want to swap the Dutch to their relatives, the authorities arrested.
Over the past 15 years in Yemen, took hostage more than 200 foreigners. Most of the kidnappers released them without causing them harm.

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