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December 1, 2008

Five arrested over kidnap of British reporter in Somalia

By Dominic wireposts

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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