Iranian diplomat abducted in Yemen released, returns home

An Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Yemeni capital, Sana’a, in 2013 has been released and has returned home.

Iran says Nour Ahmad Nikbakht, who has arrived in Tehran, was released following intelligence operation.

He was on his way to work from his home in the diplomatic quarter of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, on July 21, 2013 when unidentified gunmen blocked the road, forced him out of his vehicle and abducted him.