Saleh Knows Location of Five German Hostages and Brit
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BBC: German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has made a surprise visit to Yemen, where five German nationals have been held hostage for six months.
He raised the issue during talks with President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa.
Five Germans, including three children, and a Briton were seized in northern Yemen while picnicking in June.
Mr Westerwelle is the first Western minister to visit Yemen since a local al-Qaeda branch said they tried to bomb a US airliner over Detroit in December…
Mr Westerwelle said President Saleh had told him during their meeting he had information about the location of the German hostages, according to the AFP news agency.
YEMEN HOSTAGE CRISIS
12 June 09 – seven Germans, including three children, Briton and South Korean seized in Saada
all adult hostages worked at local hospital
two Germans and South Korean named as Eom Young-Sun are killed shortly afterwards six remaining hostages presumed dead by German officialsLast week, Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister Rashad al-Alimi said the six hostages were still alive
