Yemeni officials meet freed Germans
The Source: www.sabanews.net - 20/12/2008
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Three Germans kidnapped by tribesmen were freed on Friday after a
four-day hostage ordeal in the remote area of Bani Dhabyan, some 80 km
east of the capital Sana'a.
At the Ministry of Interior in
Sana'a, German woman architect Julia Thielebein and her parents were
received by Interior Minister Rashad al-Masry, Tourism Minister Nabil
al-Faqih and German diplomats.
Minister al-Masry condemned the
kidnapping of the German citizens, pointing out that act is
criminalized under the law, the principles of the Islamic religion and
the Yemeni people's moral values.
The Minister affirmed that
the release of the Germans took place without offering any ransom,
saying that security operations were on the verge of being launched for
securing their release.
The Minister of Interior confirmed the
security services would not hesitate to deter such criminal acts which
harm Yemen and its people and cause severe damages to the national
economy.
For their part, the freed Germans expressed highly
appreciation for the Yemeni government's efforts to release them
without subjecting them to any hurt.
Speaking to Saba, Julia
and her parents said that the incident would not affect at all their
love for Yemen and its hospitable people.
The Germany deputy
ambassador in Sana'a Michael Ruiz expressed the German government's
appreciation of Yemen's efforts to secure the release of the German
hostages.
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