3 US citizens kidnapped in Yemen

The tribesman have taken the trio to the Bidbida valley, some 140 kilometres to the east of Sanaa. No information on their identity or well-being was immediately available.

Tribal sources said the kidnappers belong to the Bani Jabr tribe, who have carried out a series of kidnappings of foreigners. Kidnappings are common in Yemen, with more than 170 foreigners, mostly Westerners, taken hostage by unruly tribes over the past six years.