British couple released by Somali pirates
8:21 AM Monday Nov 15, 2010 Share Email Print Expand Shrink A British couple kidnapped off their private yacht by Somali pirates more than a year ago have finally been set free, after a ransom was paid. Their release ended one of the most drawn-out and dramatic hostage situations since the rash of piracy began off East Africa. Paul and Rachel Chandler looked relaxed and smiled through a small ceremony held in the Somali town of Adado after their morning release. The fact that the Chandlers couldn’t pay a big ransom helped stretch out their ordeal for 388 agonising days – until today, when they were released thin and exhausted, but smiling. The Chandlers were welcomed by the Somali community…
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