Deal struck for release of kidnapped tourists

A negotiator has said a deal had been struck for the release of a former German deputy foreign and his family who were kidnapped by tribesmen demanding the release of five jailed members of their clan.

Sheikh Awadh Bin al-Wazir, a member of parliament and a key negotiator, said the kidnappers had agreed to free the hostages before tomorrow morning if negotiators took the captives’ place in custody.