August 2009 Egyptian hostage escape

On August 13, 2009, Egyptians captured by Somali pirates and held hostage for ransom attacked their captors, using whatever was at their disposal before seizing weapons from the pirates. They managed to overpower their captors and reach Aden, Yemen, in what was described a "daring and dramatic escape."[1]

  1. ^ "Egyptians escape Somali pirates". Al Jazeera English. August 14, 2009. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-15.

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