S. Korean kidnapped in Yemen along with 8 others: report

(ATTN: UPDATES with additional information, remarks from an official at the South
Korean foreign ministry)
SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean woman has been kidnapped by Islamic
militants in Yemen along with eight other foreigners, the AFP reported Sunday,
quoting an unidentified official cited by Yemen's defense ministry.

"Nine foreigners, including seven Germans, a British engineer and a South Korean
woman teacher, have been kidnapped by Shiite rebels in northern Yemen," the
report said.
An official at the South Korean foreign ministry said Seoul was still working to
confirm the report, adding no missing persons report has been filed with its
embassy in Yemen.
The AFP report said the hostages belong to an international aid organization that
has been working at a hospital in Saada.
bdk@yna.co.kr
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