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| Two MSF workers freed in Somalia | Two MSF workers freed in Somalia |
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| Kidnappers in the north Somali region of Puntland have freed two aid workers from the Spanish branch of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). | Kidnappers in the north Somali region of Puntland have freed two aid workers from the Spanish branch of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). |
| Spanish doctor Mercedes Garcia and Argentine nurse Pilar Bauza are now in a hotel in the port town of Bosasso, the Somali trade minister said. | Spanish doctor Mercedes Garcia and Argentine nurse Pilar Bauza are now in a hotel in the port town of Bosasso, the Somali trade minister said. |
| The two women were abducted last Wednesday near Bosasso. | |
| Puntland has generally been more stable than the south since Somalia's last effective government fell in 1991. | Puntland has generally been more stable than the south since Somalia's last effective government fell in 1991. |
| It was unclear if any ransom had been paid to secure the hostages' release. | |
| Somalia Trade Minister Abdisamad Yusuf Abwan merely confirmed that the two women had been released. | |
| The Spanish ambassador to Kenya, Nicolas Martin Cinto, said Spain was happy that the two had been freed. | |
| MSF evacuated its foreign staff from southern and central Somalia on Tuesday, saying it could not keep them there while two of their colleagues were in captivity. | |
| Addi Muse, President of Puntland which is a semi-autonomous region, was quoted by Reuters news agency on Sunday as saying the kidnappers had asked for a ransom. | |
| A French journalist abducted by gunmen in Puntland on 16 December was freed on 24 December. | |
| Gwen Le Gouil had been kidnapped within 24 hours of his arrival in Bosasso to research a story on human trafficking. | |
| He was freed in good health and no ransom was paid for his release, police said. |