Kidnapped aid workers released in Yemen - defence ministry Thursday, 02 February 2012 08:19

DUBAI: Six kidnapped aid workers have been released by their captors in Yemen, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

It said in a statement the freed aid workers were of Yemeni, German, Palestinian, Iraqi, and Colombian origin. "The six aid workers were released...after mediation efforts led by Energy Minister Saleh Samee," it said. "They are in good health."    (Reuters)