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Kidnapped aid workers freed

June 2008 ... more > Top ^

Jun. 28   Somalia
  Swedish and a Danish national taken hostage by Islamist militants were released within hours

April 2008 ... more > Top ^

Apr.26   Somalia
  Pirates have released the Playa de Bakio, a Basque tuna fishing boat, and its 26 crew members seized off the coast of Somalia

year 2007 Top ^

Dec.24   Somalia French journalist freed  Cameraman Gwen Le Gouil, kidnapped eight days ago by tribal clan, was producing a television documentary about human trafficking Dec.23   Congo Child kidnap 'surge' in DR Congo  Recent fighting has led to a surge in child abductions by armed groups making children act as soldiers, sex slaves, porters and spies Dec.22   Somalia Kidnapped French journalist 'okay'  Gwen Le Gouil kidnapped while producing a documentary about human trafficking has been allowed to use a mobile phone Former Khmer Rouge leader arrested Oct.23   Somalia U.N. food chief released  Idris Osman was released. Government troops arrested Osman a week ago during a raid Oct.17   Somalia Aid stopped after kidnap
  The UN has stopped distributing food in Mogadishu, after government troops abducted the local head of the World Food Program
Jul.13   Nigeria 3-year-old freed by kidnappers  A Nigerian boy has been released by his kidnappers one day after he was snatched on his way to school in the lawless Niger Delta Jul.9   Nigeria Girl recovers after kidnap  British girl Margaret Hill is reported to be in good health except for mosquito bites Jul.8   Nigeria Kidnappers free UK girl   Kidnappers in southern Nigeria have released 3-year-old Margaret Hill who was held hostage for four days Jul.5   Nigeria 'Threat to kill' missing UK girl   Kidnappers who seized a 3-year-old have threatened to kill her unless her father agrees to take her place   Nigeria Three-year-old seized
  Margaret Hill, the daughter of a British expatriate worker, has been kidnapped by gunmen in the Niger Delta
BBC reporter Alan Johnston freed Jun.26   CAR Children 'seized for ransom'  Amnesty International: Armed gangs are seizing children for ransom payments in the lawless north of the Central African Republic Jun.11   Nigeria Hostages released in Niger Delta  Militants in the south of the country have released 12 foreigners, whom they have been holding for several weeks May.25   Nigeria Foreigners seized  The U.S. State Department confirmed that 7 people were kidnapped in Bayelsa state, 3 of them U.S. citizens May.10   Somalia Aid workers feared kidnapped May.8   Nigeria 4 Americans seized  Gunmen seized 4 more workers amid a dramatic rise in violence that has roiled southern petroleum-producing region Apr.29   Ethiopia Rebels release 7 Chinese hostages  7 Chinese oil workers and 2 African civilians were released by a rebel group that attacked a Chinese oil exploration facility Gunmen seize bus Mar.9   Ethiopia Hostages 'safe' with rebels Mar.6   Ethiopia Kidnapped Britons' vehicles found   A search party have found 3 damaged vehicles in the town of Hamedali, near the Eritrean border Feb.13   Nigeria Kidnappers release hostages Feb.8   Nigeria Militants hold more hostages   MEND, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, is holding 24 Filipino hostages Missing teens discovered alive

year 2006 Top ^

Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move

year 2003 Top ^

Aug.18   Mali 14 European hostages released
  9 Germans, 4 Swiss and a Dutchman were among 32 taken hostage by Algerian Islamic extremists in the Sahara
May.14   Algeria 17 Sahara tourist hostages freed  Commandos freed 10 Austrians, 6 Germans and a Swede kidnapped by a terrorist group linked to al Qaeda

year 2001 Top ^

Nov.9   Burundi 300 boys kidnapped  Hutu rebels kidnapped boys after raiding their college throwing a fragile peace deal into disarray Apr.12   Benin Ship with 250 child slaves  Children from Togo and Benin were to be caught up in a trade in minors sold by poor families and forced to work abroad



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