Sana'a, Yemen - Armed tribesmen kidnapped three Germans in western Yemen on Monday to press for the release of relatives detained by police, senior government officials said.

Armed men from to the Al Kumaim clan of the powerful Bani Dhabian tribe abducted the three in the historical city of Rada'a, some 130 kilometres south-wester of the capital Sana'a, one official said. (dpa)