Tribesmen kidnap two Japanese women tourists in Yemen

Armed tribesmen kidnapped two Japanese women
tourists in the north-central Yemeni city of Marib on Wednesday to
pressure the government to free a detained fellow clansman, security
sources said according to DPA.
The sources said the kidnappers snatched the two women as they
were touring the site of the historical dam of Marib and fled the
site.
They said the kidnappers were members of Al Muaili clan of the
powerful Abida tribe.