Media News - Monday, August 25, 2008
Somali government says hunting for abducted reporters
The Somali government said Sunday that a hunt has been started for Australian, Canadian and Somali journalists abducted near the dangerous capital of Mogadishu on Sunday. A government spokesman said the whereabouts of the trio was not immediately known, but the family of the Somali fixer for the foreign freelance reporters said they believed a ransom would be demanded. The Australian was believed to be Nigel Brennan and his family has expressed concern. Canadian media identified the other missing reporter as Amanda Lindhout. The foreigners, who arrived in Somalia on August 20, and their Somali fixer were seized on the road from Mogadishu to Afgoye, where they intended to visit refugee camps. Journalists and humanitarian workers are frequently abducted in Somalia, a country torn apart by civil war since 1991. Most kidnappings include ransom demands. (AFP)
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