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January 25, 2012

Navy SEAL Unit From Bin Laden Mission Frees American Held Hostage in Somalia

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US military raid frees American and Dane held hostage in Somalia
 
Published January 25, 2012 | FoxNews.com
 
U.S. military forces helicoptered into Somalia in a nighttime raid Wednesday and freed two hostages, an American and a Dane, while killing nine pirates., U.S. officials confirm.
 
The Danish Refugee Council also confirmed the two aid workers, American Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Hagan Thisted, were freed "during an operation in Somalia." 
 
Buchanan, 32, and Thisted, 60, had been working with a de-mining unit of the Danish Refugee Council when they were kidnapped in October.
 
President Obama confirmed the operation and rescue early Wednesday in a statement. He said the operation serves as yet another message to the world that the U.S. "will stand strongly against any threats to our people."
 
"Jessica Buchanan was selflessly serving her fellow human beings when she was taken hostage by criminals and pirates who showed no regard for her health and well-being," he said. "As Commander-in-Chief, I could not be prouder of the troops who carried out this mission, and the dedicated professionals who supported their efforts."
 
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta also praised the mission early Wednesday, saying the operation was a "team effort" between multiple departments. 
"This successful hostage rescue, undertaken in a hostile environment, is a testament to the superb skills of courageous service members who risked their lives to save others," he said. 
 
The president appeared to refer to the mission before his State of the Union address in Washington Tuesday night. As he entered the House chamber in the U.S. Capitol, he pointed at Defense Secretary Leon Panetta in the crowd and said, "Good job tonight."
 
A senior U.S. defense official told Fox News that Navy SEALs were involved in the rescue that was launched from land. The unit, which took from Camp Lemonnier in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, was the same team that killed Usama bin Laden, a U.S. official told the Associated Press. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the information had not been released publicly.
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