An Indian Catholic priest who was kidnapped by militants from a
home for the aged in Yemen has been rescued after being in captive for 18 months.
India’s external Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Twitter on
Tuesday that Tom Uzhunnalil had been rescued but gave no details.
Uzhunnalil had been working for more than four years as a chaplain at
the home in southern Yemen established by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries
of Charity.
He was abducted by militants in March last year when they attacked
the home, killing 16 people including four nuns. The militants also
destroyed the chapel and the center.
There were around 80 residents at the home at the time of the attack.