Five UN workers abducted by suspected al-Qaida militants in Yemen

Yemeni officials say workers taken in southern province of Abyan on Friday and taken to unknown location

Suspected al-Qaida militants have abducted five UN workers in southern Yemen, Yemeni officials said on Saturday.

The officials said the workers were abducted in the southern province of Abyan late on Friday and taken to an unknown location. They include four Yemenis and a foreigner, they said.