Kidnapping in Somalia: German-American Journalist Released after Years in Captivity

[unhappycamper]

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/american-german-journalist-michael-scott-moore-released-in-somalia-a-993308.html

German-American journalist Michael Scott Moore was kidnapped in Somalia two-and-a-half years ago while researching a book on piracy. On Tuesday, he was finally released.

Kidnapping in Somalia: German-American Journalist Released after Years in Captivity
September 23, 2014 – 03:48 PM

German-American journalist Michael Scott Moore has been freed two-and-a-half years after he was kidnapped in Somalia. German officials received Moore, who worked for SPIEGEL International years before his abduction, on Tuesday afternoon local time.

Germany's Foreign Ministry confirmed "that a German citizen, who also possesses American citizenship and who was kidnapped in Somalia, was freed today." Moore, 45, is said to be in good condition considering the circumstances, security officials said. They said that he was overjoyed to be free.

On Tuesday, Moore arrived in the Somali capital in a small airplane and was taken to a safe place for a medical and psychological examination.

Moore was abducted in January 2012 in the Somali city of Galkayo, where he was doing research for a book on piracy. In the ensuing years of his captivity, his kidnappers released periodic photos of Moore.

[NaturalHigh]

1. Glad he's coming home.