Faction Leader Frees 2 of 4 U.N. Workers
From Times Wire Reports
A top faction leader freed two of four U.N. staffers he had been holding in opposition to Somalia’s new government.
Pierre-Paul Lamotte of Belgium and French national Mohamed Mohamedi were flown to Kenya, according to the United Nations. The remaining hostages are Britons.
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