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LONDON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A majority of the British public supports the government's refusal to negotiate with Somali pirates for release of a couple held since October, a survey says.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Somali pirates have set a deadline for ransoming a British couple, threatening to kill Paul and Rachel Chandler if their demands are not met within two months.
HARADHEERE, Somalia, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- A British couple whose yacht was seized by Somali pirates two months ago will probably be spending Christmas in captivity, their captors say.
LONDON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A Royal Navy ship withheld fire as it watched Somali pirates kidnap a British couple on the high seas, British authorities said Friday.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The pirates who kidnapped a British couple off Somalia last month say they have moved them further inland for better protection from Islamist militants.
LONDON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The British government says it won't pay a $7 million ransom demanded by the Somali hijackers of a couple's yacht.
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Somali pirates were expected to issue ransom demands for a British couple captured by gunman in the Indian Ocean last week, the BBC reported Friday.
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Somali pirates say a British couple kidnapped aboard their 38-foot boat are in good health at an undisclosed location in the Indian Ocean.
