Negotiations Underway for Photographer Release

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the group holding photographers Nigel Brennan, Amanda Lindhout, and Abdifatah Mohammed Elmi (who was working as their translator on the trip) are communicating. The family of Mr. Elmi, who is a native of Somalia, told the National Union of Somali Journalists that the kidnappers had contacted them. Negotiations are reportedly underway for their release but the end of the situation is not expected to be quick. Kidnap victims in Somalia that are released are still often held for weeks or months.