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NEWS ABOUT: Paul Chandler

Paul Chandler stories: 2 news summaries

Somali Pirates Demand $7M Ransom for UK Couple

Paul and Rachel Chandler went missing a week ago

Oct 30, 09 5:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The British couple abducted from their yacht at gunpoint are being held for $7 million ransom, a rep for the Somali pirates who kidnapped them said today. Paul and Rachel Chandler went missing a week ago in the Indian Ocean. "NATO operations had a lot of negative impact here,... More »

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Somalia • kidnapping • abduction • Indian Ocean • pirates • yachts • ransom • African • Paul Chandler • Rachel Chandler

 UK Yacht Couple 'OK' 
 With Somali Pirates 

'We are well,' Paul Chandler says by phone

Oct 29, 09 7:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - A British couple taken from their yacht by Somali pirates say they’re in good condition and are being held aboard a hijacked container ship. “We are well and being looked after OK,” Paul Chandler, 59, told the BBC by phone today; he also spoke to British channel... More »

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Somalia • kidnapping • pirates • container ship • yachts • Royal Navy • Paul Chandler • Rachel Chandler

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