31.   Tribesmen usually kidnapped foreigners to pressure the government into providing them with new roads, water or clinics.

32.   Yemeni tribesmen have kidnapped a Chinese engineer and a German citizen, security officials said Wednesday.

33.   Yemeni tribesmen have kidnapped a Chinese engineer in southeastern Yemen, security officials said Wednesday.

34.   Yemeni tribesmen have kidnapped three Germans, government and tribal officials said Wednesday.

35.   Yemeni tribesmen kidnapped an American and released four Russians and a Briton on Thursday, security officials said.

36.   Yemeni tribesmen often kidnap foreigners to pressure the government into providing money or better services, such as new roads, for their impoverished areas.

37.   Yemeni tribesmen have kidnapped a Canadian working for Hunt Oil, an oil ministry official said Thursday.

38.   Yemeni tribesmen have kidnapped three Germans, a tribal official said Wednesday.

39.   Yemeni tribesmen kidnapped a Dutch tourist as he strolled outside his hotel on the outskirts of the capital, a tribal source said Tuesday.

40.   Yemeni tribesmen kidnapped an elderly Dutch tourist as he strolled outside his hotel on the outskirts of the capital, a tribal source said Tuesday.