Unidentified gunmen, believed to be affiliated with Al-Qaeda, have kidnapped 13 passengers from a mass transit bus in Abyan province, southern Yemen on Monday.
According to local sources in Abyan, the gunmen stopped a bus for mass transit at the Al-Quoz Junction near Modiyah district, forced 13 passengers from Dhalea and Yafa areas to disembark and took them to an unknown destination.
The gunmen kidnapped the citizens at gunpoint, without mentioning the reasons, the sources added.
This comes amid the absence of any state authority control in areas controlled by the Saudi-led coalition since the second half of 2015.
