New Delhi Apr 24 PTI Seven Indian sailors were among 14 foreigners released on Sunday from the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital of Sanaa Omans Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi saidThe Indian sailors and at least seven other people from different countries were held captive by Yemens Houthi rebels after they seized a UAE-flagged merchant vessel over three months backAlbusaidi confirmed the release of the 14 people including the IndiansDelighted to confirm that Captain Carlos Demata Mohammed Jashim Khan Ayenachew Mekonen Dipash Moota Parambil Akhil Reghu Surya Hidayat Pratama Sreejith Sajeevan Mohammed Munwar Sameer Sandeep Singh Luke Symons and his wife and child Maung Than and Veera V S S G Vasamsetti have been released from custody in Yemen earlier today he said in a statement posted on TwitterThe Omani foreign minister said the people who were freed are now in the care of OmanWe are deeply grateful for the noble and humanitarian efforts made by many parties in good faith not least the Yemeni leadership in Sanaa to bring this to fruition he saidOmans foreign ministry said all 14 people were taken on an Oman Royal Air Force plane to MuscatResponding to Albusaidis tweet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked him for Omans assistance in the matterThank you my friend badralbusaidi for your help and assistanceLook forward to their safe homecoming Jaishankar tweeted PTI MPB TIR TIR