Seven aid workers kidnapped in Baydhaba

Seven humanitarian workers kidnapped by al-Shabaab on July 16th near Baidoa, southwest of the capital Mogadishu, were released after being held for 8 days. According to early local media reports, a ransom was paid although the type (monetary, resource or other) cannot be currently verified. Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Actor Al Shabaab. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 2307.