Tribesmen Kidnap Polish Ambassador

The Polish ambassador has been kidnapped in Yemen, the latest act of lawlessness by tribesmen who abduct foreigners in hopes of forcing the government to release detainees or build hospitals and better roads. Krzysztof Suprowicz was abducted in Sana, the capital, Wednesday evening by members of the Yamaneyatain tribe, who are demanding the release of a fellow tribesman arrested last week, security officials said. Nina Suprowicz, the ambassador’s wife, told private Radio RMF in Poland that the kidnappers called her Thursday to say that her husband was “OK.” The kidnappers first took Suprowicz to a remote area 30 miles north of Sana and then moved him to a mountainous area of Khawlan, southeast of the capital. Soldiers encircled the area while government officials appealed to tribal leaders to mediate a peaceful end to the standoff, the security officials said.