Kidnapped Briton 'on mission to free the kidnapped cruising sailors'

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7:48 PM Sun 17 Oct 2010 GMT

'Paul and Rachel Chandler' .

The British press are reporting that the Aid worker kidnapped in Somalia near Adado was on a mission to negotiate the release of cruising sailors Paul and Rachel Chandler, who were kidnapped from their yacht and held for ransom on 22nd October 2009, and are still being held. Little has been heard of the kidnapped sailors in the last six months. The man had been working for 'Save the Children' when kidnapped. Anna Ford of Save the Children in Nairobi, Kenya, has told CNN, 'He is being looked after and is in good spirits. We are still extremely concerned about ...

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