Another group of foreign nationals including nine Filipino seamen were abducted off the Somalia waters a day after the news broke out in the Philippines. The abductions happened after the crews’ vessel cruises the Somalia territorial waters. Up to this time there are no demands from the bandits and their location is still to be verified. The families of the Filipino seamen are already worried about the safety of their relatives. The Somali bandits are known for being cold blooded compared to their Nigerian counterpart which was the focus of international attention in recent months for repeatedly kidnapping seamen in their territory. The Philippine authorities are slowly attending on the latest kidnapping of its citizens in Africa and promised to the immediate families that the government will do its utmost diligence to free all the kidnapped victims. Fear is now on the minds of everybody because the bandits are unpredictable and there’s no assurance to the safety of all the victims. Meanwhile, the government of Somalia seemed not attentive to the kidnapping case perpetuated by their own citizens.
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