French kidnapee escapes from terrorist captors in Somalia
Published by Avi Green on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at 10:37 AM.
A miracle too. He got away while they were asleep:
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A French security agent kidnapped by insurgents in Somalia last month said he escaped Wednesday while his captors slept, then walked five hours through one of the most dangerous cities in the world to safety at the country's presidential palace.There's just one little thing: isn't Somalia's government largely run by Shari'a already? That's why they too cannot be overlooked.
Marc Aubriere, who was seized along with another agent in July 14, denied reports that he killed any of his captors during his escape.
"The militants who were holding me treated me well, they were giving me nice food," he told The Associated Press before boarding a plane to leave Mogadishu. "I was not harmed. There is no one I have killed or injured while I was escaping."
He said he escaped at midnight when his guards "were tired and sleepy."
He told France's RFI radio that he was "using the starlight to guide me ... Mogadishu at night is deserted and all the men that you cross paths with are armed. I was fired upon, I ran and hid and luckily they missed me."
Aubriere and another agent were kidnapped from a hotel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, then split up between the rebel groups al-Shabab and its ally Hizbul-Islam. The second hostage was still being held.
"I am very happy but I am worried about my friend who is still held by militants," Aubriere told AP, looking tired and being led by the shoulders by Somali security agents.
The French agents were in the country to train Somali government forces, which are fighting Islamist militiamen. Militants had said the two would be tried under Islamic law for alleged spying and conspiracy against Islam.
