An insurgent in Marib Province looks at smoke rising from an explosion. File photoMOSCOW, Feb. 13Six UN employees were abducted by unknown militants in southern Yemen, Yemen Press Agency (YPA), a local news agency, citing sources. «According to local sources, six UN employees, including one Bulgarian and five Yemenis were abducted by unknown militants … in the province of Abyan,» the agency reports. UN assistance in Yemen, said that the UN staff were abducted on their way to the city of Aden after completing their work. «The UN is in close contact with the authorities to secure their (UN staff) release,» Ghiki said. last year, the non-governmental organization International Rescue Committee announced the suspension of its humanitarian activities in in the province of Abyan after two vehicles of the organization were looted by unidentified militants.
