Gunmen Abduct Two Finns, One Austrian in Yemen’s Capital

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Two Finnish nationals and an Austrian man were abducted by gunmen in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa yesterday, Finland’s foreign ministry said.

An unidentified group of men took the Finnish couple and the Austrian man in the city center, the ministry said today in an e-mailed statement. Finland’s government is sending its representative to Yemen today and Finnish officials are working with Austria to resolve the situation, the ministry said.