Somalis free Dutch, Japanese hostages
Dutch nurse Willem Sools and a Japanse doctor who were kidnapped in Ethiopia in September have been released by their captors, reports news agency ANP. The two worked for a medical charity.
The Somali group which had taken them first demanded a ransom of $3m. It is not clear if the money was paid, ANP says.
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