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Two foreign journalists in Somalia have been kidnapped from their hotel in the north-eastern region of Puntland.Two foreign journalists in Somalia have been kidnapped from their hotel in the north-eastern region of Puntland.
A BBC Somali Service correspondent says the journalists were in the region to cover the story of piracy hijackings off Puntland's coast. BBC Somali Service correspondent Ahmed Ali says the journalists were in the region to cover the story of piracy hijackings off Puntland's coast.
Puntland presidential adviser Bile Mohamoud Qabowsade told the AFP news agency they were taken by local militiamen in the city of Bossasso. He says the foreign journalists had been in the town of Bossasso for about a week and were taken from their hotel along with two local reporters.
The nationality of the journalists has not been confirmed. The nationality of the foreign journalists has not been confirmed.
The BBC's Ahmed Ali in Bossasso says the foreign journalists had been in the city for about a week and were taken from their hotel along with two local reporters.
Somalia has been wracked by civil conflict since 1991 and Islamist insurgents control of much of the country which has no functioning government.Somalia has been wracked by civil conflict since 1991 and Islamist insurgents control of much of the country which has no functioning government.
Two other foreign journalists, who were abducted near the Somali capital, Mogadishu, in August, have still not been released.
Pirate attacks against fishing boats, cargo ships and yachts off Somalia's coast have surged this year.Pirate attacks against fishing boats, cargo ships and yachts off Somalia's coast have surged this year.
Foreigners, who can be exchanged for large ransoms, are frequent targets.Foreigners, who can be exchanged for large ransoms, are frequent targets.