Foreign aid workers captured in Kenya, brought to Somalia | Breaking Tweets

Foreign aid workers captured in Kenya, brought to Somalia

Posted by Craig Kanalley on 7/18/09 • Categorized as Africa, Conflict

Three foreign aid workers have been seized by armed Somali men on a Kenyan border town, Al-Jazeera reports. The workers were then apparently brought to Somalia, according to witnesses. The article adds that kidnappings are common in that region and victims are usually released without harm after ransom is paid.

Twitterers in Africa and elsewhere around the world were quick to note the news, with many expressing their feelings about it.

  1. P. Meilhan
    pmeilhan (Atlanta, Ga.) Islamist gunmen from Somalia kidnapped three foreign aid workers from the Kenyan border town of Mandera late Friday, eyewitnesses said. 18 Jul 2009 from web
  2. Kennedy Kachwanya
    kachwanya (Nairobi, Kenya) Somalis kidnap Kenya aid workers.. now this is getting overboard…http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8157110.stm 18 Jul 2009 from web
  3. Stephanie Ressort
    thelastressort (Sydney, Australia) [expletive] RT @Sirenland: RT @somaliawire: Three aid workers kidnapped on Kenya/Somalia border – http://bit.ly/VyWgu 18 Jul 2009 from TweetDeck
  4. Clarence the Frog
    Foxmuldar (Pennsylvania) @Somali gunmen kidnapped three foreign aid workers on July 18 during a raid on Mandera, a Kenyan border town. Send Obama back to free them. 18 Jul 2009 from web
  5. Tim Mercer
    timercer (Indianapolis/Kenya/Canada) Not good RT@SusanneUre 3 aid workers from Action Against Hunger kidnapped in Kenya and taken into Somalia. http://twurl.nl/coxudc 18 Jul 2009 from Tweetie
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