Dubai - An Islamic militant group threatened yesterday to kill all foreigners in Yemen if its leader, who has been sentenced to death for kidnapping Western tourists, is not pardoned. The Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan said it was "in negotiation with the Yemeni government about the case of our leader, Abul Hassan, and all our comrades in prison.
"If the negotiations fail, all foreigners in Yemen - whether they be Western ambassadors, experts, doctors or tourists - will have to leave the country," it said. "The Islamic Army of Aden-Abyan will not kidnap them, it will kill them," the group said.