The families of 14 Egyptians working in Yemen have submitted complaints to the Foreign Minister reporting the abduction of their relatives who were working at barbershops in Hodeida province, Yemen. They claim their relatives were kidnapped by Houthis and militias of the former President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The families added that other Egyptians in Yemen, as well as Yemenis from the same location, told them about an attack launched by the Houthis on the stores, where they smashed them and took the Egyptians to unknown places. He said he was informed by the Egyptian Ambassador Youssef al-Sharqawy that 49 Egyptians were taken to a prison belonging to the militia in Sanaa. Meanwhile, Khaled Rizk, vice deputy foreign minister for consular affairs, told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the ministry instructed the embassy in Yemen to follow on any information related to the abducted Egyptians.

Source: Egypt Independent December 05, 2016 12:31 UTC