French Hostage Escapes Captors; Kills 3

[Sionnach Glic]

Perhaps the most awesome Frenchman since the start of the 20th century.

A French security adviser seized by Islamist militants in Somalia has escaped his captors, officials say.
The Frenchman, who was kidnapped from a hotel in Mogadishu along with a colleague last month, reportedly killed three militants as he made his escape.
Nothing is known of the fate of the second hostage, who is being held by a different rebel faction.
The pair were part of a team training government forces, who are battling the rebels for control of the country.
A spokesman for the interim government, Abdulkadir Hussein Wehliye, said the man who escaped was in the presidential palace and "in a good mood".
A government military official, Farhan Asanyo, said the man unexpectedly came up to government soldiers early on Wednesday, identified himself and said he had escaped.
"The man told them that he was one of the French officials held by militants," Mr Asanyo said.
"He said he escaped after killing three of his captors, and we sent him to the presidential palace."

The BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan, in Mogadishu, says the two French captives were being held by different factions.
While fighters from the Hizbul-Islam group were holding the man who has now escaped, their allies from al-Shabab are thought to hold the other man.
The two groups control much of southern Somalia, but analysts say al-Shabab is known for being the more radical of the two groups.
Al-Shabab fighters care little for their public image and they have carried out killings on camera.
Both groups are said to have links to al-Qaeda and have been reinforced by foreign fighters.
Somalia has not had a functioning central government since 1991.
Moderate Islamist Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was sworn in as president in January after UN-brokered peace talks.
He promised to introduce Sharia law but the hardliners accuse him of being a western stooge.

[Tsukiyumi]

Little did they know they'd kidnapped Leon.

Good on him; three less dirtbags in the world.

[Aaron]

This guys gotta be ex-Army or Legion.

[Mikey]

Must be like the old joke about Italians - they're dangerous until you put them in an army.

[Tyyr]

Always nice to see a happy ending.

[Tsukiyumi]

Always nice to see a happy ending.

Ain't it, though?

May all kidnappers and terrorists get the same ending.

[stitch626]

Always nice to see a happy ending.

Ain't it, though?

May all kidnappers and terrorists get the same ending.

Aye.

[Tyyr]

Now these are some people who's deaths I can take some joy in.

[Graham Kennedy]

Lol, I have Colonel Trautman from the Rambo movies in my head. "You don't understand, kidnappers... I'm not here to save your hostage from you. I'm here to save you from your hostage..."

Getting away is great. Taking three bad guys out in the process? That's just awesome. Only downside is you have to wonder how they're gonna treat the next westerner they get hold of.

[stitch626]

Hopefully they won't have a chance... but thats probably asking for too much.


I wonder what Deep is gonna say when he hears about this Frenchman...

[Nickswitz]

Haha, I wonder what he killed them with? his bare hands?

I think it would be equally awesome if he killed them with one of their own guns... serves 'em right for thinking they would get away with it.

[Deepcrush]

Little did they know they'd kidnapped Leon.

Thats the first thing I thought of!!!!!!

I'm betting he's Legion, no reg is that good.

[Tsukiyumi]