Hostages murdered during rescue mission

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Hostages murdered during rescue mission

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Re: Hostages murdered during rescue mission

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Very sad - the SA hostage was due for release the followig day.
While Somers’ fate had remained unclear, a South African charity said it had been close to finalising a deal to free Korkie, who was seized along with his wife, Yolande, by al-Qaida in May 2013. The couple had been in Yemen for four years with two teenage children; he worked as a teacher and she did relief work. Yolande was released without ransom in January after negotiations conducted by Gift of the Givers, a South African charity.

The charity said on Saturday: “The psychological and emotional devastation to Yolande and her family will be compounded by the knowledge that Pierre was to be released by al-Qaida tomorrow.”
Full article here:
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014 ... rre-korkie
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