Reuters July 16, 2013 - 14:09 SANAA (Reuters) - A Dutch couple held hostage in Yemen have appealed for help to secure their release, saying their captors have threatened to kill them in days unless the Dutch government meets unspecified demands, according to a video recording posted on YouTube. Yemen is grappling with myriad problems, including kidnappings of foreigners and attacks on public infrastructure, as it tries to restore state authority lost in 2011 during mass protests that forced out veteran President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Judith Spiegel, a Dutch journalist held since early June, said in the video that she and her partner had "addressed" their country's ambassador in Sanaa...
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