Published Date:
02 November 2009
KIDNAPPED Britons Paul and Rachel Chandler might be freed for much less than the $7 million (£4.2m) ransom demand.
Hostage negotiator Andrew Mwangura said he was working with Somali elders to help free the Chandlers, who were captured from their yacht by pirates just over a week ago.
Mr Mwangura said: "The pirates realise now that the Chandlers are not rich people. They will be persuaded to lower their demand, maybe to £100,000."
In a phone call taken by the BBC on Friday night, one of the pirates was reported as saying: "We only need a little amount of $7m."
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Last Updated:
01 November 2009 10:10 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Piracy
