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Militants post appeal of Saudi diplomat kidnapped by al-Qaida in Yemen

Militants have posted online a video in which a man identifying himself as a Saudi diplomat kidnapped by al-Qaida in Yemen appeals to Saudi Arabia's rulers to respond to his captors' demands and save his life.

In the four-minute clip that appeared on a militant Web site late Friday, a man saying he is Abdullah al-Khaldi asks King Abdullah to grant the kidnappers' demands, including the release of detained women. The video bore the logo of al-Qaida's media arm, al-Malahem.Al-Khaldi, who is Saudi Arabia's deputy consul in the Yemeni port city of Aden, was abducted in late March. Al-Qaida's Yemen branch claimed responsibility."I appeal to King Abdullah, the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques and the Saudi government, to save me and get me out of (captivity by) the al-Qaida organization in exchange for releasing the detained sisters .. and the rest of the demands," al-Khaldi said. He did not say what those other demands were, but Saudi officials say the abductors also asked for a ransom.Al-K...

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