Ed Mason
2/25/2009
Six months after she was kidnapped in Somalia, there is a glimmer of hope former Alberta journalist Amanda Lindhout MAY be released soon.
Lindhout, originally from Sylvan Lake, and Australian Nigel Brennan were grabbed by gunmen on August 23rd and there has been little reliable news about them ever since.
Now, with a Canadian citizen, Ali Sharmarke, chosen as President of Somalia's new National Unity Government, pressure may be put on the kidnappers to free the pair.
Daud Abdi Daud of the Somali Journalists Rights Agency tells iNews880 he met for two hours this week with the new Minister of Information in nearby Nairobi, Kenya.
Daud says he received assurances that the National Unity Government of Somalia will push for the release of Lindhout and Brennan and several foreign aid workers. (em, blb)
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