Save the Children workers kidnapped in Somalia
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Two workers for Save the Children were kidnapped in Somalia by gunmen who are unknown though the BBC states the town they were in Adado is currently under the control of al-Shabab.
"But a moderate Islamist group allied to the UN-backed government is trying to wrest away control of the town and there is heavy fighting near the airport, our reporter says."-BBC
It is believed the aid worker and the security consultant were in Adado to see if it would be possible to set up a base for Save the Children there. The charity group states they haven't yet heard about the welfare of the kidnapped workers, but the article note other kidnapping usually result in a ransom demand.
"But a moderate Islamist group allied to the UN-backed government is trying to wrest away control of the town and there is heavy fighting near the airport, our reporter says."-BBC
It is believed the aid worker and the security consultant were in Adado to see if it would be possible to set up a base for Save the Children there. The charity group states they haven't yet heard about the welfare of the kidnapped workers, but the article note other kidnapping usually result in a ransom demand.
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