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Brit 'delighted' to be home after Yemen captivity
A British man who was held hostage by al-Qaeda in Yemen for 18 months is "delighted" to be home.
Mr Semple had been working as an engineer when he was kidnapped in February last year by militants.
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Brit 'delighted' to be home after Yemen captivity
PM 'so pleased' for family of British hostage freed in Yemen
A British national held hostage in Yemen is "safe and well" after being freed by United Arab Emirates forces, David Cameron has said.
The Briton, named by the UAE's state news agency as Douglas Robert Semple, 64, was released in a military intelligence operation.
He had reportedly been working as an engineer when he was kidnapped in February last year.
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British hostage freed in Yemen is 'safe and well'
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said a British national who has been freed after being held hostage in Yemen is "safe and well".
The Briton, whose identity has not been revealed, was freed after by United Arab Emirates forces.
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Brit 'delighted' to be home after Yemen captivity
A British man who was held hostage by al-Qaeda in Yemen for 18 months is "delighted" to be home.