SANAA - Rebels in Yemen released three Americans, two Saudis and a Briton on Sunday after detaining them for around six months, a rebel official and a security source said.

The six were expected to leave the country on board an Omani plane carrying Huthi rebel officials to Muscat for talks with the UN envoy to Yemen, the sources said. Huthi officials provided no information on the identities of the freed foreigners or why they were being held.

Speaking to journalists at Sanaa airport, Huthi spokesman Abdulsalam did not confirm the release of the foreigners but said, “We hope and it is possible that they will be handed over today.”