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- The German-American surfing writer was kidnapped in January of 2012 while researching a book on Somali pirates, with funding from the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting. Pirate gangs finally freed him after his family and organizations from the U.S. and Germany paid more than a million-and-a-half dollars in ransom.
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Jun 2, 2015 · Michael Scott Moore surrounded by his Somali captors, who demanded a $20m ransom. Photograph: Michael Scott Moore. Michael Scott Moore was kidnapped by Somali pirates in 2012. For...
Jun 25, 2015 · MICHAEL SCOTT MOORE: If we think that American policy is going to stop future kidnappings, then we're misled by the idea that just saying to a TV camera that we don't pay ransoms will actually prevent it, because that wasn't the case in my case.
Oct 13, 2014 · In his two years and eight months as a hostage in Somalia, Michael Scott Moore spent his days and his nights confined to small, stifling cells, often in handcuffs. His guards, terrified that...
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Jul 31, 2018 · StoryJuly 31, 2018. Journalist Held Captive by Pirates Says Focus and Forgiveness Were Crucial. Country: Somalia. Author: Michael Scott Moore Grantee. English. Project. Somalia: Pirates and Anarchy. Journalist Michael Scott Moore was held hostage for 32 months by Somali pirates. He is recovering... Michael Scott Moore Grantee.
Sep 24, 2014 · Michael Scott Moore, 45, was released Tuesday and flown to the capital of Kenya. He holds both German and American citizenship. Moore's stepfather, Louis Saunders of Redondo Beach,...
Mar 7, 2023 · U.S. news. U.S. citizen convicted in journalist’s hostage-taking in Somalia. German American journalist Michael Scott Moore was abducted in January 2012. A federal jury convicted Mohamed...
Jul 30, 2018 · Michael Scott Moore was captured by pirates after traveling to Somalia to write a book about the history of piracy in the Horn of Africa. Chris Pizzello/AP. Kidnapped by Somali pirates,...
