An unidentified Australian national, who was taken hostage by Yemeni gunmen, hides her face as she walks past reporters while another talks to the reception December 31. The hostages were freed from their captors by Yemeni soldiers during a shootout during which three Britons and an Australian hostage were killed. A guerrilla group called Aden-Abyan Islamic Army claimed responsibility for the kidnappings and blamed Yemen for the hostage deaths.