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Kidnapped German Nurse Pleads for Rescue Amid Ransom Demand

3/27/2025

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After seven harrowing years in captivity, German nurse Sonja Nientiet has made a desperate plea for rescue in a recent video. Abducted by Al-Shabaab militants in Mogadishu, she urgently calls on the German government for help as her health declines. The militants are demanding a staggering $20 million ransom amid Somalia's ongoing instability.

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After seven harrowing years in captivity, German nurse Sonja Nientiet has made a desperate plea for rescue in a recent video. Abducted by Al-Shabaab militants in Mogadishu, she urgently calls on the German government for help as her health declines. The militants are demanding a staggering $20 million ransom amid Somalia's ongoing instability.