MOGADISHU, Somalia ( AP) — A British tourist snatched by Somali gunmen from a resort island in Kenya was freed today after more than six months in captivity, Britain’s Foreign Office said.
Judith Tebbutt was taken in September. Gunmen killed her husband, David Tebbutt, during the attack.
Tebbutt told Britain’s ITV in Somalia that she was relieved to be released after such a long time in captivity. She said she is in good health and slept well during the kidnapping. She got sick three times but was given medication and healed each time.
She said her captors made her “feel as comfortable as possible.”
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