Summary:
Three people who were kidnapped in Yemen by al-Qaeda militants have been freed and are safe in Austria, the Finnish government says.

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(CNN) -- Two Finns and one Austrian believed to have been kidnapped by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula last December in Yemen have been released, the Finnish government said. The three had been abducted in Sanaa, Yemen, in December, the Finnish foreign ministry said. The Finns, identified as Leila and Atte Kaleva, and the Austrian, Dominik Neubauer, were freed and were safe in Austria. "In view of the circumstances, they are in good condition," the foreign ministry said. "The long deprivation of liberty, however, is a traumatic experience both for those abducted and for their loved ones." The governments of Finland and Austria worked together to achieve the captives' release. Details of the kidnappings were "murky, but it looks like they were kidnapped by AQAP militants under the protection of tribes," a Middle Eastern diplomat told CNN. The diplomat spoke of condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to the media.