2 Somali pirates get 30 years in kidnapping of U.S. journalist held hostage for 977 days
Two Somali pirates have been sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping American journalist Michael Scott Moore and holding him hostage for 977 days, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Moore, a freelance journalist, traveled to Somalia in 2012 to ...
Two Somali pirates sentenced to 30 years in prison for kidnapping American journalist
Two Somali pirates were sentenced to three decades in prison over the kidnapping of an American journalist held in captivity for nearly 1,000 days, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
Somali pirates sentenced to 30 years for holding American hostage for over 2 1/2 years
A pair of Somali pirates were each sentenced to 30 years in prison for holding American journalist Michael Scott Moore hostage from January 2012 to September 2014.
Somali priates get 30 years in prison for kidnapping US journalist
While researching piracy in Somalia, American journalist Michael Scott Moore never imagined he'd become the story.
Minnesota man turned Somali pirate gets 30 years for kidnapping
A Somali man who became a naturalized U.S. citizen has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the 2012 kidnapping of American journalist Michael Scott Moore. Abdi Yusuf Hassan, formerly of Minneapolis,
Two Somali Pirates Sentenced to 30 Years Each in Prison for Armed Hostage Taking of American Journalist
Abdi Yusef Hassan, 56, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Mohamed Tahlil Mohamed, 43, of Mogadishu, Somalia, were both sentenced to 30 years
30 Years Jail For 2 Somali Pirates For Taking US Journalist Hostage
A US court has sentenced two Somali pirates to 30 years each in prison for taking an American Journalist hostageAbdi Yusef Hassan, 56, of Minneapolis, and Mohamed Tahlil
Two Somali men sentenced to 30 years for kidnapping of American journalist
Two Somali men will spend 30 years in prison for the kidnapping of an American journalist, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said Tuesday. In a press release, the
Pirate From Minnesota Jailed Over Kidnap of Journalist
A Somali pirate and former Minnesota resident received a 30-year prison sentence related to the kidnapping of a U.S. journalist.
2 Somali men sentenced to 30 years in kidnapping and imprisonment of U.S. journalist
Two Somali men who prosecutors called pirates were sentenced to 30 years in prison Tuesday in the 2012 kidnapping of an American journalist who was held hostage for over two years.
Somali pirate from Minnesota sentenced
A Somali pirate from Minneapolis has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in holding an American journalist hostage.
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Minneapolis man sentenced for role in Somali pirate kidnapping of American journalist for 2.5 years
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