Algeria
(Sunatimes) Algeria denied on Sunday reports over the death of its seventeen
sailors abducted in Somalia, saying the 17 Algerian sailors were safe and
sound.
Algerian
Foreign Ministry spokesman, Amar Belani, was quoted by the Algerian official
news agency (APS) as saying that they have made the required contacts, and it
appeared that all their compatriots abducted by Somali pirates are safe and
sound.
Belani
rubbished the reports about the sailor’s death saying that there are hope that
all the sailors would be able to confirm sooner to their relatives that they
alive, emphasizing that authorities will keep working to free them as soon as
possible.
The
Algerian Foreign Ministry had promised family members of the abducted sailors
to free them in July, noting that the government stood firmly against paying
any ransom to the pirates.
The
MV Blida, an Algerian-flagged bulk carrier with a crew of 27, including 17 from
Algeria, was captured in January 2011 by Somali pirates around 150 miles
southeast of Salalah in southern Oman.
By
Muhiima Ahmed
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Algeria denies reports on death of its 17 abducted sailors in Somalia
The Algerian Foreign Ministry had promised family members of the abducted sailors to free them in July