SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni tribesmen have kidnapped a Japanese engineer in an area north east of the capital Sanaa to press for the release of jailed relatives, a provincial official said on Monday.
The kidnapping is likely to add to the security concerns of international firms, especially those developing the oil and gas sector of the Arabian Peninsula country which is battling a Shi'ite rebellion in the north.
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