„A team of Abyan (Yemeni) leaders met in Aden [Saturday] morning and were preparing the final security and logistical arrangements, related to hostage release mechanisms, to bring Pierre to safety and freedom,“ Imtiaz Sooliman, founder of Gift of the Givers. „It is even more tragic that the words we used in a conversation with Yolande at 5:59 [Saturday] morning was: ‚The wait is almost over.'“