Twenty-five sailors who were taken hostage in April off Somalia’s lawless coast were released Sunday after more than $800,000 in ransom was paid, a Somali militia commander said. The sailors were headed to the Seychelles islands off the coast of Africa, the commander, Abdi Mohamed, told The Associated Press. He did not say who paid the ransom. A South Korean official in Africa, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak to media, said Saturday the hostages were eight South Koreans, nine Indonesians, five Vietnamese and three Chinese. Full Story
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