White House: American oil worker abducted in Yemen reunited with familyUPI, Feb 25, 2019
An American oil worker who was abducted in Yemen in 2017 has been reunited with his family, the White House announced Monday.
President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed that Danny Burch, a Texas man who had been captured while living in Yemen, was recovered and reunited with his wife and children after 18 months in captivity.
"In 2017, U.S. citizen Danny Burch was taken hostage from Sanaa, Yemen. Today he is safe and secure, and is reunited with his wife and children. The family has asked for privacy as they recover from this ordeal," Pompeo said.
Trump and the U.S. State Department also thanked the United Arab Emirates for its support in Burch's recovery.
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