14/11/2011 13:04
Sarkozy stated about hostages being freed
Three French aid workers held hostage in Yemen since May 28 have been freed, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said, the Reuters reports.
The three hostages, two women and a man, worked for French charity Triangle Generation Humanitaire and had been kidnapped at a restaurant in the southeastern province of Hadramout, the source reports.
"The president warmly thanks the Sultan of Oman and the Omanese authorities for their crucial help, as well as all those who contributed to this happy resolution," the president's office said in a statement.