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Couple tell of luck escape from pirates

Gunman holds hostages in government building in Edmonton

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Gunman holds hostages in government building in Edmonton

A second British couple targeted by Somali pirates today spoke of their lucky escape. Tony and Audrey Walter, of Hayling Island, Hampshire, described how a French warship came to their rescue as they were sailing off the east African coast in February this year. Mr Walter, a retired lecturer, explained...

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The waiting games begin in new phase of ordeal

News Source: Times Online | about 1 month ago

Negotiators working on behalf of the British Government will speak to the pirates and try to reduce the size of the demand, emphasising that they are an elderly couple of modest means. The size of the ransom demand — last month the entire crew of a...
'We only need a little amount of $7m', say yacht couple's captors

News Source: The Scotsman | about 1 month ago

THE Somali pirates who kidnapped Britons Paul and Rachel Chandler demanded a ransom of $7 million (£4.25m) last night. In a phone call to the BBC, one of the pirates said: "If they do not harm us, we will not harm them – we only need a little...
'Our guns will exterminate them randomly,' pirates warn

News Source: The independent | about 1 month ago

Somali pirates holding the British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler were last night considering their ransom demands – which will be made "soon" – and warned that any attempted rescue would result in the death of the hostages. "Anyone who tries [...
Ransom sought for UK couple, Greek ship‎

News Source: Press TV | about 1 month ago

Somali pirates are demanding a ransom of $7 million to set free a British couple and $3.5 million for the release of a Greek ship they captured off the Somali coast. The Chandler couple Paul, 59, and Rachel, 55 were sailing in their yacht the...
Pirates Demand $7m Ransom For Yacht Couple

News Source: Sky News | about 1 month ago

They had been taking their vessel, the Lynn Rival, from the Seychelles towards Tanzania. Somali journalist Abukar Albadri told Sky News he had spoken to one of the gang who had abducted the Chandlers. He said he was told the US$7m (£4.2m) was an...
BBC: Pirates want $7 million ransom for UK couple

News Source: The Boston Globe | about 1 month ago

Somali fishermen and destroyed their equipment. "If they do not harm us, we will not harm them," the BBC quoted the caller as saying. "We only need a little amount of $7 million." Paul and Rachel Chandler were headed to Tanzania in their boat, the...