Unknown militants kidnapped on Wednesday Saudi Arabia’s deputy consul in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden.

Unknown militants kidnapped on Wednesday Saudi Arabia’s deputy consul in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden.

"Abdullah al-Khalidi was kidnapped while leaving his home in the Mansoura neighborhood of Aden", a police official said on condition of anonymity.

"He was taken to an unknown location and we are searching from him", the official told Agence France Press, adding that police have launched an investigation into the kidnapping and are actively searching for the diplomat.

This is the second attack against Khalidi in recent months. Late last year, unknown gunmen stopped the diplomat while he was driving in Aden, pulled him from his car and then stole it. He was unharmed.

Aden borders Yemen's lawless southern Abyan province, where Al-Qaeda linked militants have exploited the weakening central government in Sanaa to strengthen their presence in the country, launching deadly attacks against security forces especially across the restive south and southeast.