In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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Question: A British national held hostage in Yemen has been freed in a 'military intelligence' operation, according to Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond. The Briton, who has been identified as Robert Douglas Semple, 64, was released by United Arab Emirates forces. The freed hostage had been working as a petroleum engineer in the Yemeni province of Hadramawt when he was kidnapped in February 2014. The UAE forces were based in Yemen's main port city of Aden, according to the state news agency WAM. The Yemeni agency reported that he had been held by al-Qaeda for 18 months. Mr Semple was taken to the Yemeni port city of Aden before being flown to Abu Dhabi by military plane on Saturday night, it added.Hostage identified as petroleum engineer Robert DouglasSemple, 64He was abducted in February 2014 while working in Hadramawt provinceForeign Secretary Philip Hammond made the announcement from TehranAbductions are common in Yemen, plagued by tribesmen and Al-Qaeda militants 
 Question:Abductions are frequent as armed tribesmen and al-_-linked militants take hostages in the hope of swapping them for prisoners or cash.

Answer: Qaeda


Question: Alessandro Diamanti and Mohamed Salah helped Fiorentina to a 2-0 win over Sampdoria on a rain-drenched pitch which lifted their team into fourth place on 49 points. Former West Ham midfielder Diamanti struck just after the hour mark, before on loan Chelsea winger Salah added a second just two minutes later. Miralem Pjanic's goal gave AS Roma a 1-0 win over Napoli in Serie A on Saturday, their first home victory for more than four months. Mohamed Salah continued his scoring streak as the on-loan Chelsea midfielder struck again Salah turns away after scoring Fiorentina's second in their 2-0 win over SampdoriaMohamed Salah scores as Fiorentina beat Sampdoria 2-0 in Serie AOn loan Chelsea winger scores second as his side go fourthRoma beat Napoli 1-0 for first home win in four monthsCarlos Tevez strikes as Juventus maintain huge lead at the top 
 Question:Salah embraces fellow goalscorer and team-mates _ during the Serie A win.

Answer: Alessandro Diamanti


Question: Questions have been raised about the origins of Spider-Man after a costume bearing striking resemblances to the famed web-slinger was unearthed that predates his first comic book by eight years. The hero made his first appearance on the cover of the Amazing Fantasy comic book in in 1962, and later went on to be one of Marvel's most famous - and lucrative - creations of all time. But, it has emerged, years before his first print appearance, a strikingly similar character could be seen stalking the streets of New York City, in the form of an old Hallowe'en costume. The item, unearthed by superhero enthusiast John Cimino, was a best-seller from local costumer dealer Ben Cooper Inc., for years before the web-slinger became a household name.First Spider-Man comic published by Marvel is from August 1962But comic book fan John Cimino found 'Spiderman' costume from 1954Item is yellow, but has familiar web designs and resembles later SpideyWas produced by Ben Cooper Inc, a defunct New York costume companyCimino confronted creator Stan Lee and illustrator Steve Ditko over suitLee said he knew nothing about it, Ditko gave cryptic responseRaises the question of whether old costume was the real origin 
 Question:In a confusing twist, after _-Man became popular enough in the comic book canon to get his own series, Ben Cooper Inc struck a deal with Marvel and produced official Spider-Man gear for decades.

Answer:
Spider