51.   Yemeni and German officials had previously said that armed tribesmen snatched the Germans on Wednesday as they toured on motorcycles in Mukalla.

52.   Yemen Saturday stepped up a military crackdown on armed tribesmen and Somalia recently announced the arrest of eight suspects.

53.   Yemeni and German officials had previously said that armed tribesmen snatched the Germans earlier this week as they toured on motorcycles in nearby Mukalla.

54.   Seven German tourists kidnapped by armed tribesmen in south Yemen on Sunday entered their sixth day of captivity in a remote mountain hideaway encircled by Yemeni security forces.