Makadishu: two of the four hostages freed

A Somali group led by Moussa Sudi Yalhu on Friday released two of the four UN employees held since Tuesday in Makadishu.

The Belgian Pierre Paul La Mote who works with the UNICEF and the French of Moroccan origin Muhammad Muhammadi who works with WHO were freed on Friday.

The field leader of the opposition group for the provisional government in Somalia Omar Mahmoud Muhammad ( Fanash) said that the " two hostages are free to leave Makadishu without any conditions. Our group released the ( the two hostages) and will not hand them to what is called the provisional government."

A spokeswoman for the UN confirmed on Friday news on releasing the two UN relief workers and she explained they are in a safe place before they will be taken to Kenya.