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Sun, 24 August 2008
Aussie journalist abducted in Somalia named
Sun Aug 24 2008
A US-based blog has revealed the identities of the Australian journalist abducted by unidentified armed men in Somalia.
Authors of the Jawa Report claim Brisbane-based Nigel Brennan and Canadian Amanda Lindhout were the duo taken near Mogadishu.
"They were taken under the threat of firearms. It was an abduction," a security official at a hotel south of the capital told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity.
A police officer confirmed the abduction on the road between Mogadishu and Afgoye, about 25km to the west.
The two journalists were to visit several refugee camps at Afgoye, the sources added.
"It's (clear) that they were kidnapped because their schedule was to come back to the hotel before 12 in the afternoon and we don't have their whereabouts," said Abdifatah Ajos Sanura, a director at the Shamo hotel where the pair stayed.
Journalists and humanitarian workers are frequently abducted in Somalia, a country torn apart by civil war since 1991. Most kidnappings include ransom demands.
The sister of the interpreter accompanying the two reporters also expressed anxiety about their whereabouts.
"They left this morning and all their phone numbers are switched off. We are not sure, but it seems that they were kidnapped," Sadia Mohamed said on Saturday.
The abduction comes amid ongoing unrest in Somalia, where Ethiopian troops ousted the Islamist militia which had controlled large parts of the Horn of Africa country in 2006.
The Islamists have since reverted to guerrilla warfare and have been targeting Somali government forces, Ethiopian troops and African Union peacekeepers almost daily.
The clashes have displaced hundreds of thousands of people and killed more than 6,000 people last year alone.
Islamists regained control of the southern Kismayo port on Friday, following three days of battles with militia groups that left more than 40 people dead.
SOURCE: NINEMSN
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