Ten aid workers kidnapped in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, Banadir, Somalia Multiple organizations
10 kidnapped
7 UN (6 international, 1 national) staff and 3 INGO international staff held hostage when gunmen stormed and ransacked the INGO's compound in Mogadishu, March 27. Five of the internationals were released within a few days. 2 more international staff (2 UN agencies) were released a few days later. Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Context raid. Exact date not recorded in the source, so the day defaults to the start of the period. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 139.
People involved
No names have been released for this case.