Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Canadian Amanda Lindhout, 27, Australian Nigel Brennan and Somali reporter Abdifatah Mohammed Elmi, working as their translator, were seized on Aug. 23 by gunmen near Mogadishu.
The video showed Lindhout, wearing an Islamic robe, and her colleague along with armed Islamic militants. She was speaking to camera but the tape's audio was not aired.
The television said the kidnappers, calling themselves Mujahideen of Somalia, accused Canada and Australia of "taking part in the destruction of Somalia" and demanded that they review their policies towards the African country.
An official of the group Reporters Without Borders said last week that the kidnappers were seeking $2.5 million for the return of the captives. (Reporting by Firouz Sedarat; editing by Andrew Roche)
Source: Reuters, Sept 16, 2008