Japanese hostage engineer freed
The Source: www.sabanews.net - 23/11/2009
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SANA'A, Nov. 23 (Saba)- The Japanese engineer Takeo Mashimo, 63, was freed on Monday after being kidnapped by an outlaw elements who took him to Arhab district of Sana'a last week.
ana'a governor Numan Duwaid along with the Japanese ambassador to Yemen Masakazu Toshikage met today with the freed hostage following his release in Sana'a.The governor expressed displeasure for this irresponsible act by those kidnappers, noting that the abduction of the Japanese engineer was condemned at the popular and official level.He affirmed that this incident will not shake the strong relations linking both the Yemeni and Japanese people, valuing Japan support for development in Yemen.Mashimo praised efforts of the Yemeni government in following his situation and safely releasing him.
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