This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at http://ift.tt/jcXqJW.
Wednesday 25 Feb 2015 - 11:04 Makkah mean time-6-5-1436  French President Francois Hollande (AP image) Paris (IINA) – French President Francois Hollande called for the immediate release of a French woman kidnapped early Tuesday in the Yemeni capital Sana'a, AP reported.
At a joint press conference with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in Paris, Hollande said a 30-year-old worker at the World Bank "was kidnapped in front of a ministry in Yemen."
"We ask for her to be released as soon as possible, we are trying to locate her and will do all we can for her to be freed," he added.
According to the Yemeni interior ministry, gunmen intercepted the French woman’s vehicle in the center of Sana'a on Tuesday morning and kidnapped her, along with her driver.
In a statement, the French foreign ministry "insistently" called on French nationals to leave Yemen as soon as possible following the deteriorating security situation in the country.
Earlier this month, France announced the closure of its embassy in Sana'a and evacuated its diplomatic staff due to security concerns after the Houthi group took over control of the capital last September.
AB/IINA
|
No comments:
Post a Comment