German man held by Abu Sayyaf a former captive of Somali pirates


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PETALING JAYA: The 70-year-old German man, who is now in the hands of Abu Sayyaf, had been a captive before when Somali pirates raided his yacht and took him and his wife.

Juegen Kantner and Sabine Merz were steering their yacht, Rockfall, through the dangerous Gulf of Aden in June 2008 when armed pirates captured them and held them captive in their mountain hideout.

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