DHAKA: A security agent working for the Italian embassy in Yemen`s capital Sanaa has been kidnapped by gunmen, officials said.
The Italian man was taken to an unknown destination from a street near Italy`s embassy in south-west Sanaa, security and diplomatic sources have said.
Police have said they are trying to track down and identify the gunmen, reports the BBC.
The Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome confirmed the kidnapping to media.
Kidnappings of foreigners are common in Yemen and are usually resolved peacefully.
The majority of kidnappings are carried out by gunmen who use captives to make bargains with the Yemeni goverment.
Officials tend to blame tribesmen or gunmen liked to al-Qaeda for taking foreigners.
A French official working for the Red Cross was released earlier this month after being kidnapped in April.
A Swiss woman who was working as a teacher and seized by al-Qaeda militants in March remains a hostage.
BDST: 0121 HRS, JUL 30, 2012
Edited by Robab Rosan, Cultural Affairs Editor
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