Yemen Kidnappers Free Dutch Couple
A Dutch couple kidnapped in Yemen six months ago have been freed in the capital Sanaa, state news agency Saba said on Tuesday in a report confirmed by the Dutch ambassador.
"Dutch journalist Judith Spiegel and her partner Boudewijn Berendsen, abducted since June 8 have been freed," Saba quoted a security official as saying.
The Dutch ambassador in Sanaa Jeroen Verheul wrote on Twitter: "Happy to confirm that Judith and Boudewijn have been released safe and sound."
Source: Agence France Presse
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