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  • Two Kenyan Aid Workers, Somali Doctor Kidnapped

    07/12/2012 2:32:09 AM PDT · by Cindy · 2 replies
    KENYA BROADCASTING CORPORATION ^ | July 12, 2012 | Written by AFP
    SNIPPET: "Two Kenyan aid workers and a Somali doctor were kidnapped in lawless northern Somalia on Wednesday, probably by pirates, police said. The kidnapping occurred near the city of Galkayo, which straddles the border separating the semi-autonomous state of Puntland and the separate region of Galmudug to the south." SNIPPET: "A second Galkayo police official, Mohammed Ise Hassan, said the kidnapping took place on Wednesday afternoon near the village of Baadweyn, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) north of the city. Hassan said a driver and two police escorts were also wounded during the incident. Several employees from aid agencies and...