Sailors kidnapped off Nigerian coast released November 1, 2012 - 11:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Six Russian sailors, and one Estonian national, who were kidnapped off the Nigerian coast two weeks ago were released on Thursday, Nov 1 morning, the Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet said, according to RIA Novosti. “Now we need to help the Estonian citizen get home as fast as possible,” he said. Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that the Russian sailors were "feeling well" and that they would soon return home. The minister noted the productive cooperation between Estonia, the ship's owners and international partners, but gave no details regarding how their release was secured. Pirates attacked the Bourbon Liberty 249, owned by Paris-based Bourbon SA, in Nigerian waters on October 15 as the vessel was servicing oil platforms off Nigeria’s southern coast. Partner news  Top stories Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes. Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates.   Partner news |  Latest news Brad Pitt’s “World War Z” to open Moscow Film Fest  The fest will feature retrospectives of films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Costa Gavras, as well as a program devoted to Dutch cinema.Wrekin Hill picks up John Malkovich’s “Siberian Education” Based on the novel by Nicolai Lilin, the film is set in the ghetto of Soviet Russia and follows 2 boys who are members of a gang of exiled Siberians.EU says concerned over human rights record in Russia The European Union said it would closely watch developments affecting non-governmental organizations in Russia.John Lennon’s guitar auctioned for $408,000 The custom-made instrument, built in 1966 by the VOX company, was bought by an unidentified U.S. buyer in New York. |
