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Five United Nations staff were abducted by suspected al-Qaeda militants in southern Yemen, Yemeni officials said on Saturday.
They were taken in the province of Abyan late Friday while returning to Aden, Yemen’s temporary capital, after a field mission, the UN confirmed.
The United Nations is in close contact with the authorities to secure their release,” said Russell Geekie, spokesman for the top UN official in the country.
The Yemeni government identified the abducted UN staff as four of its nationals and one foreigner.
They worked with the UN Department of Security and Safety, it said, adding that the government was working to secure their release.
