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Macron thanks Oman, Saudi Arabia for helping release French hostage in Yemen

Europe Materials 17 October 2018 23:53 (UTC +04:00)
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the release of a French citizen who had been held hostage in Yemen for more than four months and congratulated all those who contributed to securing freedom for Alain Goma, who will be back in France soon
Macron thanks Oman, Saudi Arabia for helping release French hostage in Yemen

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced the release of a French citizen who had been held hostage in Yemen for more than four months and congratulated all those who contributed to securing freedom for Alain Goma, who will be back in France soon, Sputnik reported citing AFP.

Macron expressed his heartfelt thanks to Oman’s Sultan Qaboos Bin Said and Omani authorities for their “decisive” role in Mr. Goma’s release, also thanking Saudi authorities for their “assistance.”

According to French media reports, Alain Goma was captured by Houthi rebels during a sailing trip to India after his boat was damaged, forcing him to make a stopover at the Yemeni port of Hodeida in June.

His boat was then sequestered by the Houthi militiamen, who control Hodeida and the capital Sana’a, where Alain Goma was transferred. In September, his family said he was "very worried” about his state of health, calling on French authorities not to “forget" him.

Goma’s Houthi captors released him from a prison in Sana’a following “intensive” talks between the French envoy to Yemen and Houthi leaders in the country’s capital, Sanaa.

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