An American citizen who had been held in Yemen has been freed and sent to Oman where he was met by the US ambassador, a US official says.
The news came after it was revealed that several Americans are imprisoned in war-torn Yemen.
“I can confirm that a formally detained US citizen has departed Yemen and is currently in Muscat, Oman,” a State Department official says.
“The US ambassador and a consular official met him at the airport upon his arrival and are providing all possible consular assistance.”
There is no confirmation of the man’s identity, where he had been held or by whom.
The State Department said Sunday that it was working to win the release of “several US citizens” held in Yemen, where fighting has raged for months amid an insurgency by Iran-backed Shiite rebels.
— AFP
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