Yemen Troops Free Kidnapped Italian, Driver
Yemeni troops freed an Italian U.N. staffer and his driver on Tuesday just hours after their abduction from a diplomatic district of Sanaa, the interior ministry said.
The kidnappers were stopped at a checkpoint on the outskirts and the hostages were freed, a ministry official told Agence France Presse.
The U.N. staffer and his chauffeur were said to be "in good health."
The two had initially been identified as a Western diplomat and a female companion.
Source: Agence France Presse
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