Doha: Al Jazeera Media Network has called for the immediate release of Al Jazeera Arabic news team believed to have been kidnapped in the city of Taiz in Yemen.
Correspondent Hamdi Al Bokari and his crew Abdulaziz Al Sabri and Moneer Al Sabai were last seen on Monday night.
Dr Mostefa Souag, Acting Director-General, Al Jazeera Media Network said: “We call on the immediate release of our colleagues Hamdi Al Bokari, Abdulaziz Al Sabri and Moneer Al Sabai.
“They were covering events in the besieged city of Taiz, reporting on the human cost to the conflict.
“Our colleagues were doing their job of reporting the story and informing the world on what is taking place in Yemen.
“Al Jazeera holds their abductors responsible for their safety and security,” Souag said.
“It is tragic to see that in times of conflict, news organisations continue to be targeted.
Journalists should have the freedom to do their work without the fear of intimidation, abduction or unlawful arrest,” he added.
Al Jazeera is in contact with related parties in Taiz to secure the trio’s release. The Peninsula
