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| Reports: Estonia Paid Kidnappers 10-Million-Euro Ransom |
| 2011-07-16 |
| [An Nahar] The Estonian government paid the kidnappers of the seven Estonian tourists 10 million euros to win their release, media reports said Friday. Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said Thursday that no force was used to free the hostages and that several countries and their respective intelligence services were involved in the operation. But when asked whether the Estonian government paid a ransom, Paet referred only to the "costs" involved. "There are always costs involved with such a joint (release) operation," Paet told a news conference in Tallinn, Estonia. He did not elaborate except to say that "the cost was not minor." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 This story originated out of the Lebanonese media, and there's been no confirmation in the Estonian media. Paet's comment was that the government shelled out money for a multi-country search and rescue operation, but he didn't mean a ransom. The Estonian government said when the kidnappings happened, there would be no ransom paid. |
| Posted by: Mizzou Mafia 2011-07-16 11:08 |