Somali pirate threatens to kill Danish family if rescue attempts continue
12 April 2012
A Somali pirate is warning that a kidnapped Danish family will be harmed if any more rescue attempts are made.
The warning today follows a botched bid to rescue the seven hostages by government forces from the Somali region of Puntland.
Pirate Bile Hussein says pirates believe that security forces will make another rescue attempt, but if they do the hostages will be killed.
The raid by the Puntland security forces went wrong when the would-be rescuers walked into an ambush.
Armed forces tried to surround the village of Hul Anod to free the family but were beaten back.
Hussein said five security forces and two pirates died in the exchange.
