Posted on 11/22/2004 8:20:12 PM PST by aculeus
Three foreign UN workers who were taken hostage last month in Afghanistan have been released unharmed, officials say.
A senior Afghan official told the BBC one of the kidnappers had been killed and four others seriously wounded in a military operation.
Annetta Flanigan from Northern Ireland, Kosovan Shqipe Habibi and Filipino diplomat Angelito Nayan were abducted at gunpoint from Kabul on 28 October.
They had been helping to conduct the recent presidential elections.
Published: 2004/11/23 03:57:58 GMT
© BBC MMIV
The vermin at USA Today are doing the same
"The development follows a raid on two houses aimed at freeing the hostages on Monday morning. Ten people were detained as a result.
American and Afghan soldiers used explosives to smash their way into the houses in the pre-dawn raid, damaging doors and windows.
The three were kidnapped on 28 October when a group of armed men in camouflage stopped their vehicle, pulled them out and then drove them away at high speed.
A splinter faction of the Taleban, the Army of Muslims, said it was holding them and produced a video showing the hostages slumped against a wall.
The group demanded the release of 26 prisoners in return for their lives.
But a government spokesman expressed doubt about their claims and said it was more likely they were being held by a criminal gang."
It's called sedition. Kevin Sites mentality.
-T
Your apology is accepted.
I've posted a hundreds of articles and follow the rules. I place explanatory stuff in brackets [Like this] but leave the headline unchanged.
Next time, do some research on the poster before you decide to play hall monitor.
Excellent news. Two thumbs up for the good guys!
Watchman, I thought you handled that situation very well. Aculeus' arrogant reply was uncalled for.
Oh dear, what shame and guilt I bear.
Arrogant aculeus talking back to a self-appointed lecturer.
Rule number one: Be darn sure you are correct when you decide to criticize gratuitously others.
Watchman was polite, and completely correct. And instead of just going about your business, you insist on whining and creating a scene.
11 sentences into Reuters, we wear that there was a raid.
Have you seen a follow-up on this one? There was supposed to be a press conference in Afghanistan today.
Sounds like somebody went hunting! Bagged one, caught some others. I hope that they get more!
I'm sorry more couldn't have been done for those held and ultimately beheaded in Iraq.
Excuse me, but we must apologize to Coffee Annan and Jacques 'Iraq' Chirac for using force to save these hostages!!! How dare the US shoot kindly kidnappers and torturers??? I am certain that when this incident is reviewed the UN will insist that we return the hostages to the group that held them and engage in 'civilized' negotiations for their release. And, of course, we must make restitution to the families of any "freedom fighters" who were killed in this militaristic, aggressive, unfriendly operation..... /sarcasm
Gee I hope our guys didn't shoot any wounded terrorists.
The only thing that would cause the BBC to stop aiding and abetting the terrorist of earth is for a terrorist bomb to take out one of the larger BBC studios. And you can bet your bippy that the terrorists don't want to remove one of their staunchest allies.
It would appear that things ain't goin' so good for the Freaks of Allah!
Again: the BBC story -- and its headline -- which was "Breaking" on their site at the time was copied verbatim by me.
You chose to come on the thread and give me a lecture on posting manners because you clicked on a later version of the BBC story.
Contrary to coop's intrusive remark, presuming that a veteran poster (like me) needs a lecture on posting manners is the height of impoliteness.
As a few minutes thought will tell you people (like me) who post a lot of articles actually contribute more to the site than those who do not post articles or who post few of them.
Nothing is more annoying than to be the recipient of totally inaccurate criticism, compounded by some fool who thinks I ought to simply accept without responding inaccurate gratuitous criticism delivered in a pompous -- Gore-like! -- tone.
You're the only one on this thread busy lecturing, Your Imminence.
Great news about Annetta Flanigan.
Annetta Flanigan rescued (not released) bump!
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