Saudi diplomat released after three years as al-Qaeda captive in Yemen

By Reuters/NAN

02 March 2015 | 5:40 pm

SAUDI Arabia Interior Ministry announced the release of Abdullah al-Khalidi, Saudi consul in Aden after three years as a hostage in Yemen. The Ministry said that the diplomat returned to Riyadh on Monday after being released by kidnappers in Yemen where he spent three years in captivity. Al-Khalidi, Saudi consul in Aden, was seized in…

SAUDI Arabia Interior Ministry announced the release of Abdullah al-Khalidi, Saudi consul in Aden after three years as a hostage in Yemen.

The Ministry said that the diplomat returned to Riyadh on Monday after being released by kidnappers in Yemen where he spent three years in captivity.

Al-Khalidi, Saudi consul in Aden, was seized in March 2012 and later appeared as a hostage in videos released by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) calling on Riyadh to do more to free him.

The Interior Ministry said the release was as a result of intensive efforts” made by the kingdom’s intelligence agency. (Reuters/NAN)

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