Asian sailors freed by Somali pirates after five years

Asian sailors freed by Somali pirates after five years

Twenty-six Asian sailors have been freed after being held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly five years. The men - from a number of East Asian countries including Cambodia, China, Taiwan and the Philipines - arrived in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Sunday ahead of flight home. They had been seized when their Omani-flagged ship was hijacked close to the Seychelles in March 2012. Somali pirates release 26 hostages held nearly 5 years. @VOAAfrica has the story. https://t.co/49SVFpllYa #Soma… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2016/10/24/as... What are the top stories today? Click to watch:    • Top Stories   euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... euronews is available in 13 languages:    / euronewsnetwork   In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook:   / euronews   Twitter:   / euronews   Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews