정부 "예맨서 억류된 한국인 2명 풀려나…안전한 상황"<br /><br />Two South Korean nationals seized by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea on Monday have now been released and are safe.<br />Seoul's foreign ministry said on Wednesday that they were freed at 12:40a,, Korea time. <br />It added their release was possible due to close coordination between South Korea and its allies, especially the U.S. and Saudi Arabia. <br />Houthi rebels in Yemen had detained three boats in the Red Sea,...carrying two South Korean nationals and 14 others.<br />They claimed the ships, which were traveling from Saudi Arabia to Somalia, violated their territorial waters. <br />
