Patterns of Global Terrorism 1997 - Somalia
- Author: Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism
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Date:
1 April 1998
On 21 November in Elayo village in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, some 20 unidentified gunmen kidnapped five UN and European aid workers. The hostages – one Briton, one Canadian, two Kenyans, and one Indian – were released unharmed on 24 November.
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