Tribesmen kidnapped a Dutch man and his wife in Yemen
YemenOnline.March 31- Well informed sources affirmed to YemenOnline that Armed tribesmen belong to Bani Dhbian tribe kidnapped, a Dutch man and his wife in Yemen in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday and took them to a tribal area outside the city.
The attack is likely to further damage Yemen's nascent tourism sector and add to the security concerns of foreign firms developing its oil and gas sector.
Disgruntled tribes often kidnap Western tourists in Yemen, one of the world's poorest countries, to pressure the government to provide better services and improve living conditions.
Most foreigners abducted in Yemen are released unharmed, but in 2000 a Norwegian was killed in crossfire and in 1998 four Westerners were killed during a botched attempt to free them from Islamist militants who had seized 16 tourists.
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