Tribal sources in Abyan confirmed to Yemen Post that the French aid worker kidnapped earlier this week is now in the hands of al-Qaeda and is currently in the southern province of Abyan.
The source told Yemen Post that the kidnappers were not linked to al-Qaeda but handed over the French national to the militant group.
The source said that al-Qaeda has not yet agreed on how to handle the kidnapped.
The aid worker was kidnapped this week while on the route of Hodieda-Saada provinces.