Two arrested after thwarted attempt to kidnap foreigners

MAREB, Feb. 28 (Saba) - The interior ministry has announced two
persons have been arrested in connection with a thwarted attempt to
kidnap foreigners in the province of Mareb during the last two days.

The arrestees were also wanted on charges related to other foreigner
kidnappings that took place in recent months.

On Thursday the two tried to abduct four German archaeologists of
the German archaeologist mission working in the Serwah area while
they were on their way to the capital Sana'a.

The arrestees intercepted the car carrying the Germans but the
military patrol accompanying the archaeologists intervened on time
forcing the two to run away.

An Investigation and a hunt were launched immediately after the
incident