Kidnap Briton feared dead in Yemen
The Foreign Office is "very concerned" at reports that a British man was among a number of people found dead after a suspected kidnapping by Shiite rebels in North Yemen.
The nine foreigners - believed to include a British engineer, seven Germans, and a South Korean - disappeared last week while on a picnic in the northern Saada region of Yemen.
A Yemeni security official told the Associated Press that all nine had now been found dead.
A spokeswoman from the Foreign Office said: "We are very concerned about reports that bodies have been found. We are seeking details."
Yemen, one of the poorest nations in the Middle East, is home to restive tribes and a Shiite rebellion, as well as a division of al Qaida which operates in its remote regions and has often targeted foreigners.
The Foreign Office could not confirm the identity of the missing Briton.
