World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: Video Plea by British Couple Held by Pirates

Reported by NYTimes.com on Saturday, 21 November 2009 (on November 21, 2009)

A retired British couple snatched from their yacht by Somali pirates said in a video broadcast Friday that they feared they could be killed within a week or handed to a terrorist group if a ransom demand was not paid.

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