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Africa Horn
Somalia: Pirates demand $1M ransom for 4 Europeans
2008-06-27
A government minister says Somali gunmen have demanded $1 million for the release of a German couple, their young son and a French boat captain.

The Europeans were seized Monday from a yacht off the Gulf of Aden and taken to Puntland, a semiautonomous region of northern Somalia. The condition of the captives is not clear. A clan elder who is helping negotiate says the boy is suffering from a fever and needs medical help.

Jama Hirsi Farah, minister of state for security in the region, said Thursday that the kidnappers have demanded $1 million.
Posted by:Fred

#4  Destroy?

Obliterate it. Sheltering kidnappers should be extremely dangerous.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2008-06-27 13:37  

#3  Destroy the entire village that they were brought to. After about the 40th village they might get the clue. They're not too sharp you know.
Posted by: Sherenter Guelph1915   2008-06-27 07:03  

#2  What can we get for a buck and a quarter?
Posted by: mojo   2008-06-27 01:13  

#1  Wouldn't it be nice if Germany said it would raise the ante to one bullet per each pirate? Instead, they will probably pay up and keep the business going.
Posted by: Richard of Oregon   2008-06-27 00:38  

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