ADEN: An Indian priest missing after an attack on a care home run in Yemen is being held by the assailants, likely militants from the Daesh group, officials said Sunday.
Yemeni authorities have blamed Daesh for the Friday attack on the refuge for the elderly operated by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity in main southern city Aden.
“According to our information, the extremists who attacked the elderly care home in Aden have kidnapped priest Tom Uzhunnalil, a 56-year-old Indian, who was taken to an unknown location,” a Yemeni official told AFP.
“We are aware that no group has yet claimed the criminal attack... but information points to the involvement of Daesh,” said the source, who asked to remain anonymous.
Gunmen stormed the refuge killing a Yemeni guard before tying up and shooting 15 other employees, officials said.
India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday tweeted: “Father Tom Uzhunnalil — an Indian national has been abducted by terrorists in Yemen.”
“Yemen is a conflict zone. We do not have (an) embassy there. But we will spare no efforts to rescue Father Tom Uzhunnalil,” she wrote.
Yemeni authorities have blamed Daesh for the Friday attack on the refuge for the elderly operated by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity in main southern city Aden.
“According to our information, the extremists who attacked the elderly care home in Aden have kidnapped priest Tom Uzhunnalil, a 56-year-old Indian, who was taken to an unknown location,” a Yemeni official told AFP.
“We are aware that no group has yet claimed the criminal attack... but information points to the involvement of Daesh,” said the source, who asked to remain anonymous.
Gunmen stormed the refuge killing a Yemeni guard before tying up and shooting 15 other employees, officials said.
India’s Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday tweeted: “Father Tom Uzhunnalil — an Indian national has been abducted by terrorists in Yemen.”
“Yemen is a conflict zone. We do not have (an) embassy there. But we will spare no efforts to rescue Father Tom Uzhunnalil,” she wrote.
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