Five arrested over kidnap of British reporter in Somalia

Posted by Dominic Ponsford on 1 December 2008 at 11:45
Tags: Journalism, People, Photography, press freedom

Five men have been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of two European journalists in Somalia, Reuters has reported.

The journalists - a British reporter and a Spanish photographer - were seized on Wednesday and are being held in the hills east of Bosasso, according to reports.

The Governor of Bosasso told Reuters: “After investigation we have arrested five men who worked with those who kidnapped the two foreign journalists. We have sent troops to save them”.

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