One aid worker kidnapped in Al Hodeidah (near)
Al Hodeidah (near), Al Mina, Al Hodeidah, Yemen ICRC
1 kidnapped
Armed men kidnapped a French international staffer of as he was travelling from north Yemen to the Red Sea port city of Hudaida. After being held for three months, the victim was released; handed over by a group called Ansar al-Shari'a in Shabwa. Still unclear who was behind the kidnapping. Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Context ambush. Actor Ansar al-Sharia. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 1283.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.