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Yemenis demand $2 mln for German hostages

14 January 2010 14:44 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ayaz Abdulla â€“ APA. Yemeni hostage-takers holding a family of five Germans and a Briton since June are demanding a ransom of $2 million for their release, APA reports quoting Der Spiegel magazine.
The report on the magazineâ€™s website came a day after Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Kurbi said the hostages had been located in Saada in northern Yemen and that his government had begun talks to secure their freedom.
The five Germans, including three children, and the Briton were abducted together with two German Bible students and a South Korean, all women, who were shot dead soon afterwards.
Der Spiegel said that a Huthi rebel was acting as a go-between, and that the hostage-takers were also demanding immunity, free passage and a guarantee that they will not be handed over to neighbouring Saudi Arabia.