US citizen, Somali convicted in journalist's hostage-taking

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Two men have been convicted of helping Somali pirates who kidnapped a U.S. journalist in 2012 for ransom and held him for 2 1/2 years, prosecutors said.

FILE - Michael Scott Moore, author of "The Desert and the Sea: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast," poses for a portrait at Los Angeles Public Library in Los Angeles on June 20, 2018. Federal prosecutors say two men have been convicted of helping Somali pirates who kidnapped Moore in 2012 for ransom and held him for 2 1/2 years. The U.S. attorney's office says Mohamed Tahlil Mohamed and Abdi Yusuf Hassan were convicted by a federal court jury in New York on Feb.

Mohamed Tahlil Mohamed and Abdi Yusuf Hassan were convicted by a federal court jury in New York on Feb. 24 of hostage-taking, conspiracy, providing material support for acts of terrorism and other crimes that carry potential life sentences.

 

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Hope they aren’t repubs or they will walk

Oh my God why hold a journalist ? He is merely reporting ! My heart goes out to his family ! Hope he will be released safe and sound !

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