Germany: 2 citizens presumed killed in Yemen
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
"We must  unfortunately  assume that the two German women who were missing are among the dead " German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told reporters. It was the first official confirmation from Germany of the reports.
 Steinmeier said the bodies had not yet been officially identified  but that a team of German experts was on the way to Yemen to assist in the procedure.
 The whereabouts of the six is unknown  the Yemeni government said. Steinmeier said the five Germans remain missing despite "conflicting reports and speculation" that they might have been killed.
 At the same time  the foreign minister said German authorities "have to assume that they are in the hands of violent criminals."
 He said the ministry's crisis team was working "intensively and unabated" to clarify the fate of the five  in cooperation with authorities in Yemen.
"We must  unfortunately  assume that the two German women who were missing are among [TGT] told reporters. It was the first official confirmation from Germany of the reports.
 [TGT] said the bodies had not yet been officially identified  but that a team of German experts was on the way to Yemen to assist in the procedure.
 The whereabouts of the six is unknown  the Yemeni government said. [TGT] said the five Germans remain missing despite "conflicting reports and speculation" that they might have been killed.
 At the same time  the foreign minister said German authorities "have to assume that they are in the hands of violent criminals."
 He said the ministry's crisis team was working "intensively and unabated" to clarify the fate of the five  in cooperation with authorities in Yemen.