Ransom Deal Reached on Oil Workers
From Times Wire Reports
Kidnappers who killed a U.S. oil worker last month agreed to a ransom offer shortly before a deadline to kill another captive, Ecuador’s military chief said. Four of the remaining seven hostages are American.
“The criminal group said it would not execute anyone else, and I understand they have reached some economic arrangement,” said Vice Adm. Miguel Saona, adding that he did not know details of the ransom plan.
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