Threatened hostage held in Yemen is Beloit College grad

BELOIT - Al-Qaida is threatening to kill a Beloit College graduate taken hostage in Yemen.

Luke Somers was kidnapped in September 2013 in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, where he had been working as a freelance photographer. The 33-year-old Somers was born in Britain but studied creative writing at Beloit College about 10 years ago. A spokesman for the school says Somers graduated in 2008.

Full story: WJFW

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