Kidnapped Journalists Somalia

Two western journalists, Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan, were kidnapped in Somalia on Saturday, August 23, 2008. The pair was taken at gunpoint along with their Somalian translator, Abdifatah Mohammed Elmi. It was reported that the group was kidnapped by the terrorist group Al Shabaab, but no formal claim of responsibility has been made.¹

Fast Facts

1. Date of kidnapping: August 23, 2008
2. Kidnapped: Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout, Australian photo journalist Nigel Brennan and Abdifatah Mohammed Elmi
3. Lindhout and Brennan were staying at the Shamo Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia ²
4. Reportedly abducted while visiting a refugee camp south of Mogadishu³
5. Media outlets reported the terrorist group Al Shabaab was to blame but, there have been no formal claims of responsibility⁴

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