Five Bangladeshis among 20 sailors have been held hostage by
Houthi rebels in
Yemen for nearly nine months, according to an Indian newspaper report.
Besides, 13 captives are from India and two from Egypt.
They have been under detention of Houthi rebels in Yemen capital Sana’a since February this year, said a report published in India's New Indian Express on Sunday (November 29).
The report said the detainees are crew of three ships which set off to Saudi Arabia from Oman but anchored off Yemen coast.
The detainees were arrested and put in four rooms in a five-storey hotel.
Quoting different sources, the report said Indian Embassy officials are trying to shift the detainees from rebel-controlled area to a government-controlled place to facilitate their freedom.
Sana’a is under the control of Houthis as civil war is raging in Yemen.
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