DW-WORLD: German Family Among Hostages Seized by Somali Pirates Pirates kidnapped four foreign tourists -- three Germans, including a woman and a child, and a Frenchman -- while they were sailing off the coast of Somalia's northern Puntland region, officials said Tuesday, June 23.
(24.06.2008) DW-WORLD: German Naval Vessel Thwarts Somali Pirate Attack A German naval vessel helped avert another hijacking attempt Somali crisis 'worse than Darfur' ...
Father of German-Iraqi Hostage Appeals to Kidnappers ... by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Meanwhile, France and the US are drafting a United Nations resolution to put a stop to the piracy. (22.04.2008) DW-WORLD: German Aid Worker Freed After Armed Kidnapping in Somalia A German aid worker in northern Somalia was freed by local police on Wednesday, Feb. 13, after being kidnapped by armed bandits the day before. (13.02.2008)
(Deutsche Welle)
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