Three French humanitarian workers in Yemen have been missing since Saturday in the Hadramout (South East), told the person responsible for security services, saying they had probably been removed. A source contacted by Le Monde in Sanaa confirmed their disappearance. The official, who requested anonymity, added that the three men were reported missing in the afternoon when they were expected home at Seyoun in Hadramout, adding that "their cell phones were suddenly Off ".
According to him, "the most probable is that they were kidnapped." "The security units were immediately deployed to their research," the official said. The three men are stationed in Seyoun since mid-April. They are working for Triangle Generation Humanitaire, according to this source. This French NGO is installed in Yemen since 1998.
Its operations are characterized by a holistic approach to integrating the emergency humanitarian aid and development. In Paris, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed their disappearance, saying that the French authorities make every effort to find them. "We confirm that we are informed of the disappearance of several compatriots in Yemen, there are three people," said ministry spokesman Bernard Valero.
"We are not able at present to say whether this is a kidnapping." Yemen, a country with tribal structure, is the scene of frequent kidnappings of foreigners by tribes, who use this practice generally to pressure the authorities and obtain satisfaction of their claims, whether the release one of their prisoners or road construction.
More than 200 foreigners have been kidnapped over the past 15 years and the great majority were released unharmed. A year ago, May 24, 2010, an American couple was abducted by armed men belonging to a tribe in the area of Bani Mansour who demanded the release of one of their members. A month earlier, on April 13, a Dutch couple detained since March 31 by Yemeni tribesmen had been freed after tribal mediation.
In June 2009, the kidnapping of nine foreigners had gone wrong. The bodies of two Germans and a South Korean had been found. Sanaa had attributed the kidnapping to the Shiite Zaidi rebels in armed conflict with the power which has claimed thousands of lives since 2004. The abductions had been suspended since the beginning of disorder in January.
After nearly three years trentre exercise of power, President Ali Abdullah Saleh faces huge demonstrations demanding his departure. But Yemeni President resists demands of the street and diplomatic pressures still cast Thursday at the G8 summit in Deauville. For the third time Sunday, he refused to sign the agreement for a transition pacifiqueque opposition had signed the day, plunging the country to the brink of civil war.
Under the "rapidly deteriorating security situation" in the country, the Quai d'Orsay had asked Thursday on its website to French nationals to leave the country quickly. France had already advised, March 13, nationals or residents of passage "to leave the country temporarily as soon as possible" because of the deteriorating security situation.
The U.S. State Department has ordered his side on Wednesday to the families of its diplomats and nonessential employees to leave the country, the danger being escalated by the United States. This is the first time since the beginning of the "Arab spring" that Washington is resolved to take such a decision. 
According to him, "the most probable is that they were kidnapped." "The security units were immediately deployed to their research," the official said. The three men are stationed in Seyoun since mid-April. They are working for Triangle Generation Humanitaire, according to this source. This French NGO is installed in Yemen since 1998.
Its operations are characterized by a holistic approach to integrating the emergency humanitarian aid and development. In Paris, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed their disappearance, saying that the French authorities make every effort to find them. "We confirm that we are informed of the disappearance of several compatriots in Yemen, there are three people," said ministry spokesman Bernard Valero.
"We are not able at present to say whether this is a kidnapping." Yemen, a country with tribal structure, is the scene of frequent kidnappings of foreigners by tribes, who use this practice generally to pressure the authorities and obtain satisfaction of their claims, whether the release one of their prisoners or road construction.
More than 200 foreigners have been kidnapped over the past 15 years and the great majority were released unharmed. A year ago, May 24, 2010, an American couple was abducted by armed men belonging to a tribe in the area of Bani Mansour who demanded the release of one of their members. A month earlier, on April 13, a Dutch couple detained since March 31 by Yemeni tribesmen had been freed after tribal mediation.
In June 2009, the kidnapping of nine foreigners had gone wrong. The bodies of two Germans and a South Korean had been found. Sanaa had attributed the kidnapping to the Shiite Zaidi rebels in armed conflict with the power which has claimed thousands of lives since 2004. The abductions had been suspended since the beginning of disorder in January.
After nearly three years trentre exercise of power, President Ali Abdullah Saleh faces huge demonstrations demanding his departure. But Yemeni President resists demands of the street and diplomatic pressures still cast Thursday at the G8 summit in Deauville. For the third time Sunday, he refused to sign the agreement for a transition pacifiqueque opposition had signed the day, plunging the country to the brink of civil war.
Under the "rapidly deteriorating security situation" in the country, the Quai d'Orsay had asked Thursday on its website to French nationals to leave the country quickly. France had already advised, March 13, nationals or residents of passage "to leave the country temporarily as soon as possible" because of the deteriorating security situation.
The U.S. State Department has ordered his side on Wednesday to the families of its diplomats and nonessential employees to leave the country, the danger being escalated by the United States. This is the first time since the beginning of the "Arab spring" that Washington is resolved to take such a decision.
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