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Yemen Puts 6 Tribesmen on Trial for Italiansâ Kidnap |
2006-01-19 |
![]() The defendants confessed to the kidnapping but pleaded not guilty on the charge of forming an armed gang. The tribesmen freed the five Italian captives, three women and two men, on Jan. 6 after holding them hostage for five days in a mountainous village in the Marib province, about 195 km northeast of Sanaa. Under a deal brokered by tribal dignitaries, the abductors released their hostages unharmed and gave themselves up to security forces besieging their hideout. Yemeni officials refused to give details of the deal under which the hostages were freed. |
Posted by:Fred |
#1 The defendants confessed to the kidnapping but pleaded not guilty on the charge of forming an armed gang. 'Cause they kidnapped them furriners using noodles and a feather boa, that's why. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2006-01-19 07:05 |