Yemeni tribesmen kidnapped six aid workers from a tourist area west of the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, Reuters quoted tribal sources and police as saying. State news agency Saba said the abductees were a German, a Colombian, an Iraqi, a Palestinian and two Yemenis. Tribal sources earlier said three foreigners and three Yemenis working for an international aid group were seized. Their abductors are demanding the release of people held by Yemeni authorities. Kidnappings of foreigners and Yemenis are common in Yemen, where hostages are often used by disgruntled tribesmen to press demands on authorities. Hostages are often freed unharmed.
