Yemeni kidnapped in Marawi
MANILA, Philippines - A Yemeni man working for an Islamic religious group has been kidnapped in the troubled southern Philippines, police said Friday.
Najibal Udaini, a 30-year-old who works for the World Assembly of Muslim Youth, was held up while traveling on a road near Marawi City on January 29 and forced into another vehicle that drove away.
He had been travelling by car with two other Yemenis and a Filipino driver who all escaped unharmed, according to a police report.
The kidnappers are likely to be bandits seeking a ransom, the report added.
It was unclear why police did not announce the abduction earlier.
The southern Philippines has been plagued for years by armed bands, including Islamic militants, who engage in kidnapping for ransom, often targeting Christians and foreigners.
The World Assembly of Muslim Youth website says that it engages in educational and religious projects. Critics have accused the group of aiding Muslim extremist organizations.
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Osama is Yemeni. Bin Laden is a prominent family in Yemen and they are not known to be terrorists in there. Their family is prestigious. I have a friend who is a Yemeni.
was that a joke?har har
check your sources you racist punk. Osama's a saudi. engr bobo
NOT KIDNAPPED!!!
NOW INTO DEEP TRAINING THE THEATRICAL URBAN TERRORISTS...SIMPLE LOGIC WILL DO IT ...("KIDNAP ME TO TRAIN YOU")...YEMENI?..OSAMA IS A YEMENI ..YOU HAVE FORGOTTEN?...