1/12 NAVY SEALS SUCCESSFUL SOMALI OP SAVES 2 HOSTAGES: "In the early morning hours Wednesday, US Special Operations forces raided a Somali compound and rescued an American and a Dane who had been held hostage by pirates since October.The hostages had

1/12 NAVY SEALS SUCCESSFUL SOMALI OP SAVES 2 HOSTAGES: "In the early morning hours Wednesday, US Special Operations forces raided a Somali compound and rescued an American and a Dane who had been held hostage by pirates since October.The hostages had been abducted at gunpoint near the semiautonomous region of Galcayo, Somalia. While pirates ordinarily raid ships, in this case they had taken the unusual step of conducting a kidnapping on land, subsequently holding their two hostages in an outdoor camp. US officials have referred to the perpetrators as “criminal suspects” and say they appear to have no relationship with the Al Qaeda-linked Somali terrorist group Al Shabab. US Navy SEALs came in by helicopter. The SEALs came from SEAL Team 6, the same unit that killed Osama bin Laden in May, according to the Associated Press. Several pirates were reportedly killed during a gun battle after US special operations forces hit the ground.The American, Jessica Buchanan, a relief worker for the Danish Demining Group, and the Dane, Poul Thisted, were unharmed, according to US military officials, as were all members of the Navy SEALs." http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Military/2012/0125/SEAL-Team-6-rescue-in-Somalia-frees-two-from-pirates-lair-video

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