Yeah, but from what I understand most of the kidnappings are relatively non-violent and the abductees are treated as guests until ransom comes or they figure out no ransom is coming-- at least that's what I've read from a few people who written about their kidnappings in Yemen. Said the kidnappers were wicked friendly and hospitable, and there wasn't much need to use force once they had them in some place way out in the desert that they had no idea how to find there way back from.
What's your take on it?
Some of the abductors can be quite friendly, specially if they just wanted to put some pressure on the government officials to get something like releasing a jailed person of their tribe or a ransom or whatever thing that they happened to want. They usually treat them like a guest, and free them once they get what they wanted or have it sorted out in another way. But it sometimes gets bloody like the latest one where the hostages were reported killed, but it's a rare case.
I think it's a stupid thing to do regardless of what their grounds are or despite how nice they are being to the hostages, they are still called hostages, and it's not a pretty situation to be in. It just gives Yemen a bad name more than it already has.
I remember I was in Germany when the abduction of the seven Germans occurred. Nobody remarked about it when I tell them I'm from Yemen, but I felt embarrassed nevertheless.
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