hree South Korean nationals have temporarily sheltered in Oman, after leaving strife-torn Yemen at the request of their home country, the government said Tuesday, Yonhap News Agency reported.
They recently escaped Al Mukalla, a Yemeni port currently controlled by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), by boat, the foreign ministry said in a press release.
The three, involved in fisheries, are now staying at a shipyard in Oman, it said.
South Korea has asked its nationals to leave the region, where security conditions are worsening.
Twenty South Koreans are still living in Yemen.